Community social support as a protective factor against suicide: A gender-specific ecological study of 75 regions of 23 European countries

Šedivy, Nuša Zadravec; Podlogar, Tina; Kerr, David; Leo, Diego De

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.09.004

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“…Positive linear associations of collectivism with communicating psychological problems were stronger in countries with lower suicide rates. This might be indicative of the relative ease of activating the informal social support systems in these countries, which is in line with research demonstrating the protective functions of social support against suicidal behavior (88).…”

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Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries

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The associations of individualistic versus collectivistic value orientations with suicidal ideation and attempts, attitudes towards suicide and towards suicidal individuals, and psychological distress were investigated across 12 nations (N = 5572 university students). We expected differential associations of value orientations with suicidal behavior and moderating effects of the prevailing value orientations in the various countries. Findings showed that intermediate levels of individualism appeared protective against suicide attempts across all investigated nations, but that, otherwise, there seemingly are no universal associations of individualism and collectivism with suicidal behaviors. High collectivism was associated with less suicidal ideation only in individualistic countries. Low individualism appeared to be a risk factor for suicidal ideation specifically in Muslim collectivistic cultures, whereas high individualism in Asian collectivistic cultures. Collectivistic values are uniformly associated with less permissive attitudes to suicide, whereas individualistic values with a more stigmatized view of suicidal behavior. Both individualistic and collectivistic values were associated with socially accepting attitudes to a suicidal peer, helping a suicidal friend, and emotional involvement. The associations of individualistic and collectivistic values with disapproving attitudes to suicidal disclosure Frontiers in Psychiatry | www.frontiersin.org

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Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries

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“…In this sense, the identification of childhood violence history can track psychic suffering for Risk of suicide, as evidenced in studies conducted in Norway (15) and Brazil, with elderly people who attempted suicide (16)(17)(18) , whose results showed that these individuals have had their lives marked since childhood by abuse, violence and other stressful events such as early death of parents and financial difficulties. In turn, the elderly who attempted suicide had more experiences of loss and death in life, whether by divorce, widowhood or significant loss of relationship (16)(17)(18)(19)(20) .…”

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“…Other risk factors of the distal level correspond to the social aspects of the life of the elderly. An ecological study conducted in 23 countries in Europe on social support and suicide in the elderly (20) has shown that abandonment, social deprivation, family conflicts and living only for lack of choice are significant risk factors for the reduction of the desire to live. In Australia (21) , a case-control study also pointed out that living alone is the most relevant predictor among the elderly who attempted suicide.…”

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“…Thus, the minimum time of six months to consider chronic pain was adopted. This phenomenon is capable of increasing the vulnerability to depressive symptoms and, consequently, the risk for suicide (20,23) .…”

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“…This resulted in the fragility of the elderly and the lower quality of life, given the intrinsic relationship between vision problems and limitations in performing basic and instrumental activities of daily living among older people. In fact, vision problems can lead to loss of autonomy, resulting in feelings of shame, low self-esteem, and negative thoughts (20)(21)(22)(23) .…”

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Validation by experts of Risk of suicide Nursing Diagnosis in the elderly

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Objective: to validate the conceptual and operational definitions content of factors for Risk of suicide Nursing Diagnosis in the elderly. Method: this is validation of the conceptual and operational definitions content of factors for Risk of suicide in the elderly, performed by 15 experts, from November 2015 to March 2016. Risk factors were classified into three hierarchical chuncks. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and binomial test. Results: of the 54 validated risk factors, only eight presented problems regarding clarity, simplicity and accuracy: chronic pain, vision problems, retirement, frustration, medication neglect and depression. Only rigidity was not validated as relevant for the study diagnosis. Conclusion: content validation of the risk factors for Nursing Diagnosis can guide the clinical practice of the nurse in the early detection of risk of suicide in the elderly.

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The mediating effect of life satisfaction and the moderated mediating effect of social support on the relationship between depression and suicidal behavior among older adults

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Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of depression on suicidal behavior among older adults and identify the mediating effect of life satisfaction on the relationship between depression and suicidal behavior. The moderated mediating effects of social support through life satisfaction were also verified in the relationship between depression and suicidal behavior among older adults.Methods: A total of 1375 people aged 65 years or older living in J city, South Korea, were recruited to complete a survey on depression, life satisfaction, suicidal behavior, and social support. Data were analyzed using SPSS24.0 and SPSS PRO-CESS Macro. Results:The results showed that the effect of depression on suicidal behavior was mediated by life satisfaction, and the effect of life satisfaction on suicidal behavior varied according to the level of social support. Moreover, depression negatively affected life satisfaction, increasing the risk of suicidal behavior, and social support decreased suicidal behavior. Finally, the mediating effect of depression leading to suicidal behavior through life satisfaction was moderated by social support. Conclusions:These findings suggest that it is necessary not only to find interventions for older adults to increase their physical, mental, and socioeconomical satisfaction with life, but also to build social networks that increase social support for them. K E Y W O R D Saged, depression, quality of life, social support, suicide Key points� Depression among older adults is a risk factor for suicidal behavior � Depression may affect suicidal behavior through life satisfaction � The negative effect of depression is weakened when the level of social support is high � The level of social support must be increased to lower suicidal behavior among older adults

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Community social support as a protective factor against suicide: A gender-specific ecological study of 75 regions of 23 European countries

Cited by 53 publications

References 46 publications

Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries

Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries

Validation by experts of Risk of suicide Nursing Diagnosis in the elderly

The mediating effect of life satisfaction and the moderated mediating effect of social support on the relationship between depression and suicidal behavior among older adults

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