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Suicidal women may risk their lives but not their social relationships
Citation
Pasculli, AJ and Harris, KM, Suicidal women may risk their lives but not their social relationships, Clinical Psychologist, 22, (1) pp. 46-54. ISSN 1328-4207 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2016 The Australian Psychological Society
DOI: doi:10.1111/cp.12103
Abstract
Method: A purposive anonymous online survey, preferable for collecting data on stigmatised issues, produced a sample of 273 Australian/New Zealand women (aged 18–67 years) covering a broad spectrum of suicidal factors and risk-taking behaviours. Participants completed items on risk-taking perceptions and behavioural willingness, and the Suicidal Affect-Behavior-Cognition Scale. Demographic factors were controlled for in partial correlations and hierarchical regression modelling, which tested the validity of risk-taking variables as predictors of suicidality.
Results: Suicidality was positively associated with willingness to engage in infidelity, not wearing seatbelts or motorcycle helmets, and negatively associated with interpersonal risk-taking (unwillingness to endanger social relationships). Hierarchical regression modelling revealed these risk-taking perceptions and behaviours explained 34% of the variance in women's suicidality, after accounting for age and ethnicity.
Conclusions: This study demonstrated that some types of commonplace risk-taking, or avoidance, may serve as important indicators or warning signs for suicidal crises in women. Clinicians should consider possible underlying psychological distress when encountering these symptoms and behaviours.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | risk factors, warning signs, risk-taking, suicide prevention, women's health, mental health, social support, therapy, clinical evaluation, driving safety, ethnicity, gender, risk-taking, suicide prevention |
Research Division: | Psychology |
Research Group: | Clinical and health psychology |
Research Field: | Health psychology |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in psychology |
UTAS Author: | Harris, KM (Dr Keith Harris) |
ID Code: | 111664 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Deposited By: | Medicine |
Deposited On: | 2016-09-28 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-07 |
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