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Pormer Khanfche M, Akbari B, Moghtader L, Mehregan B. Structural Equation Modeling of the Relationship Between Mothers' Smoking Addiction and Suicidal Tendencies in Adolescent Girls Based on the Mediating Role of Religiosity. MEJDS 2022; 12 :230-230
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1- PhD Student in General Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2- Professor, Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Theology and Islamic Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2- Professor, Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Theology and Islamic Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
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Abstract
Background & Objectives: The suicide of a teenager is a tragic event that leaves a lasting and devastating impact on families, friends, and the community. Research shows that suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 29 years. Several factors, including mental and physical disorders, functional disorders, family environment, and stressful life events, play a role in suicide. However, two important social problems, i.e., parents' substance abuse and their divorce, contribute to the suicide of the youth generation in Iran. The family's mental health influences adolescents' mental health, and mothers have the greatest influence in forming their personalities and behavior. The current research aimed to investigate structural equation modeling of the relationship between mothers' smoking addiction and suicidal tendencies in adolescent girls based on the mediating role of religiosity.
Methods: The method of this research is correlational based on structural equation modeling. The research population included all mothers and daughters referred to psychology and counseling centers in Tehran, Karaj, and Rasht cities, Iran. Of them, 220 mothers and 220 teenage daughters were selected using convenience sampling according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. In structural equation modeling, one of the methods of determining the sample size is based on hidden variables. That is, 15 to 20 samples are required for each hidden variable. Also, in general, at least 200 samples are recommended. Considering the 12 factors of the current study, the sample size is 180 to 240, and with the sample size of 220 subjects, this assumption was met in this research. In the first meeting, preliminary sampling was done in an available manner. The purpose of the study was explained to each person, and the questionnaire of demographic characteristics and the consent form for participating in the research were completed. Then, the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale (Shiffman et al., 2004) among the mothers and Multi–Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale (Orbach et al., 1991) among the daughters were distributed. Afterward, 220 girls and their mothers who obtained high scores in the questionnaires mentioned above (according to the cut–off point of the tests) were selected as the research samples. Then the mothers of the sample group completed the Religiosity Questionnaire (Khodayarifard et al., 2013). The inclusion criteria included providing informed consent, having an acute physical and psychiatric disorder, teenage girls tending to commit suicide, and smoking addiction of mothers. The exclusion criteria included dissatisfaction with continuing the study and failure to complete the questionnaires. The instruments used in this research were the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale (Shiffman et al., 2004), Multi–Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale (Orbach et al., 1991), and Religiosity Questionnaire (Khodayarifard et al., 2013). To analyze the data, the Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation method were performed in SPSS version 26 and AMOS version 24 at a significance level of 0.01.
Results: In the fitted model, the direct effect of smoking addiction on girls' suicidal tendencies was positive and significant (p<0.001, β=0.83). The direct effect of smoking addiction on the mothers' religiosity was negative and significant (p<0.001, β=–0.90). Also, the direct effect of mothers' religiosity on girls' suicidal tendencies was negative and significant (p<0.001, β=–0.67). The effect of an indirect relationship between smoking addiction and girls' suicidal tendencies with the mediation of the mother's religiosity was negative and significant (p<0.001, β=–0.17). The goodness of fit indicators indicates the acceptable model fitness (GFI=0.98, CFI=0.98, AGFI=0.94, NFI=1.000, IFI=1.000, RMSEA=0.03, CMIN/df=2.80, TLI=0.98, RNFI=0.4).
Conclusions: According to the results, there is an indirect relationship between a mother's smoking addiction and girls' tendency to commit suicide with the mediation of the mother's religiosity. Hence, religion–based interventions may be a very promising tool to increase the spiritual ability of mothers so that effective steps can be taken to reduce and prevent family anomalies and injuries, such as teenage girls' tendency to commit suicide.
Background & Objectives: The suicide of a teenager is a tragic event that leaves a lasting and devastating impact on families, friends, and the community. Research shows that suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 29 years. Several factors, including mental and physical disorders, functional disorders, family environment, and stressful life events, play a role in suicide. However, two important social problems, i.e., parents' substance abuse and their divorce, contribute to the suicide of the youth generation in Iran. The family's mental health influences adolescents' mental health, and mothers have the greatest influence in forming their personalities and behavior. The current research aimed to investigate structural equation modeling of the relationship between mothers' smoking addiction and suicidal tendencies in adolescent girls based on the mediating role of religiosity.
Methods: The method of this research is correlational based on structural equation modeling. The research population included all mothers and daughters referred to psychology and counseling centers in Tehran, Karaj, and Rasht cities, Iran. Of them, 220 mothers and 220 teenage daughters were selected using convenience sampling according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. In structural equation modeling, one of the methods of determining the sample size is based on hidden variables. That is, 15 to 20 samples are required for each hidden variable. Also, in general, at least 200 samples are recommended. Considering the 12 factors of the current study, the sample size is 180 to 240, and with the sample size of 220 subjects, this assumption was met in this research. In the first meeting, preliminary sampling was done in an available manner. The purpose of the study was explained to each person, and the questionnaire of demographic characteristics and the consent form for participating in the research were completed. Then, the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale (Shiffman et al., 2004) among the mothers and Multi–Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale (Orbach et al., 1991) among the daughters were distributed. Afterward, 220 girls and their mothers who obtained high scores in the questionnaires mentioned above (according to the cut–off point of the tests) were selected as the research samples. Then the mothers of the sample group completed the Religiosity Questionnaire (Khodayarifard et al., 2013). The inclusion criteria included providing informed consent, having an acute physical and psychiatric disorder, teenage girls tending to commit suicide, and smoking addiction of mothers. The exclusion criteria included dissatisfaction with continuing the study and failure to complete the questionnaires. The instruments used in this research were the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale (Shiffman et al., 2004), Multi–Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale (Orbach et al., 1991), and Religiosity Questionnaire (Khodayarifard et al., 2013). To analyze the data, the Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation method were performed in SPSS version 26 and AMOS version 24 at a significance level of 0.01.
Results: In the fitted model, the direct effect of smoking addiction on girls' suicidal tendencies was positive and significant (p<0.001, β=0.83). The direct effect of smoking addiction on the mothers' religiosity was negative and significant (p<0.001, β=–0.90). Also, the direct effect of mothers' religiosity on girls' suicidal tendencies was negative and significant (p<0.001, β=–0.67). The effect of an indirect relationship between smoking addiction and girls' suicidal tendencies with the mediation of the mother's religiosity was negative and significant (p<0.001, β=–0.17). The goodness of fit indicators indicates the acceptable model fitness (GFI=0.98, CFI=0.98, AGFI=0.94, NFI=1.000, IFI=1.000, RMSEA=0.03, CMIN/df=2.80, TLI=0.98, RNFI=0.4).
Conclusions: According to the results, there is an indirect relationship between a mother's smoking addiction and girls' tendency to commit suicide with the mediation of the mother's religiosity. Hence, religion–based interventions may be a very promising tool to increase the spiritual ability of mothers so that effective steps can be taken to reduce and prevent family anomalies and injuries, such as teenage girls' tendency to commit suicide.
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