Role of Parental Attachment and Family Connectedness as Protective Factors against Suicide among Early Adults

The current study is an exploration of whether parental attachment and family connectedness play an important role as protective factors against suicide among the early adults. In other words, it tries to understand whether parental attachment and family connectedness have influence on suicidal ideation taking the form of suicidal act. 12 samples of both male and female from the age group of 17 to 28 years were interviewed and the data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The framework of this study included the individuals’ perspectives about the reasons why they stop themselves from the act of suicide and their perception about the dynamics existing in relationships shared with significant others. This was to gain an understanding whether parental attachment and family connectedness act as protective factors against suicide. The key findings suggested that parents tend to play an important role in stopping one from pursuing the act of suicide. Various themes have emerged in terms of global, organizing and basic. Protective factors emerged from the data in terms of internal support system and external support system.