Young Men, Masculinities, and Suicide

Rasmussen, Mette; Haavind, Hanne; Dieserud, Gudrun

doi:10.1080/13811118.2017.1340855

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“…Suicide or attempted suicide by the elderly has also been associated with poor social integration and self-perception as a burden on others [64]. According to other researchers, suicide may be seen as a solution to personal and social decline or may even be related to a resistance to seeking help among men, due to the masculine stereotype of emotional inhibition [65,66,67,68]. Some authors have attributed a higher susceptibility in some elderly males to the possible loss of “chromosome Y” in peripheral blood cells [69].…”

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Factors Associated with Suicide Attempts and Suicides in the General Population of Andalusia (Spain)

Mejías-Martín

Castillo

Rodríguez-Mejías

et al. 2019

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Discrepant results have been published by studies comparing deaths by suicide with attempted suicides. This study aimed to determine factors associated with suicides and attempted suicides in Andalusia (Spain) between 2007 and 2013, comparing sex, age, year, and suicide method between these populations. A retrospective study was conducted of data on deaths by suicide and attempted suicides over a seven-year period, calculating the sex and age rates for each behavior. Adjusted Poisson regression was used to analyze the association with study variables, and incidence rate ratios were estimated. During the seven-year study period, 20,254 attempted suicides and 5202 deaths by suicide were recorded. The prevalence of attempted suicide did not differ between the sexes, whereas the prevalence of deaths by suicide was three-fold higher among males than among females and increased with higher age. The most frequently used method was the same in males and females for suicide attempts, but differed between the sexes for suicides. The combined influence of sex and age was greater in the model for death by suicide than in the model for attempted suicide. The key differentiating factor was the method used, while the finding of greatest concern was the suicide behavior among the elderly. Preventive strategies should take these differences into account.

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confidence: 99%

Factors Associated with Suicide Attempts and Suicides in the General Population of Andalusia (Spain)

Mejías-Martín

Castillo

Rodríguez-Mejías

et al. 2019

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“…In other words: values like "ieš birget" may be beneficial in many ways, certainly in traditional societies with harsh climate and few resources, but concern was shared that being too selfreliant and independent might be a trap in the modern world, where a more relational problem-solving strategy, such as asking other's for help, would be more adaptive. Findings like these are not unique, as researchers focusing on the role of masculinity in suicide have argued that similar values underpinned suicidal actions in other contexts, for example among young men in Norway [44] and men in Australia [45].…”

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“If you do not birget [manage] then you don’t belong here”: a qualitative focus group study on the cultural meanings of suicide among Indigenous Sámi in arctic Norway

Stoor

Berntsen

Hjelmeland

et al. 2019

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Suicide is a major public health issue across the Arctic, especially among Indigenous Peoples. The aim of this study was to explore and describe cultural meanings of suicide among Sámi in Norway. Five open-ended focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with 22 Sámi (20) and non-Sámi (2) participants in South, Lule, Marka, coastal and North Sámi communities in Norway. FGDs were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed employing thematic analysis. Six themes were developed from the analysis: “Sámi are treated negatively by the majority society”, “Some Sámi face negative treatment from other Sámi”, “The historic losses of the Sámi have turned into a void”, “Sámi are not provided with equal mental health care”, “The strong Sámi networks have both positive and negative impacts” and “‘Birgetkultuvvra’ might be a problem”. The findings indicate that the participants understand suicide among Sámi in relation to increased problem load for Sámi (difficulties in life not encountered by non-Sámi) and inadequate problem-solving mechanisms on different levels, including lack of equal mental health care for Sámi and cultural values of managing by oneself (“ieš birget”). The findings are important when designing suicide prevention initiatives specifically targeting Sámi.

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“…Intervjuene ble analysert med fleksibel fortolkende fenomenologisk metode (7). I tidligere analyser av materialet rapporterte vi hvordan de etterlatte forstår avdøde og selvmordshendelsen (8)(9)(10). Vi så da at de fleste etterlatte søkte gjennom de siste samtalene de hadde hatt med avdøde etter svar på spørsmålene «Hvorfor så jeg ikke selvmordet komme?» og «Kunne jeg ha gjort mer for å skaffe helsehjelp?».…”

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