Discursive construction of fatherly suicide

Ziółkowska, Justyna; Galasiński, Dariusz

doi:10.1080/17405904.2016.1250650

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“…In other studies, men with low self-esteem were described as maladaptively dependent on external validation (Kiamanesh, Dieserud, et al, 2015; Rasmussen, Dyregrov, et al, 2018). Pain-relief behaviors referenced earlier, such as excessive drinking, could also potentially lead to irresponsible, disordered, and sometimes violent behavior that put interpersonal relationships under strain (Akotia et al, 2019; Fogarty et al, 2018; Ziółkowska & Galasiński, 2017). This man from a Brazilian study looking at alcohol and drug use in men who had attempted suicide described how his addiction impacted his relationships: “I was heart broken, I had a fiancée, and then I had a relationship with a person that didn’t work either … alcoholism makes us aggressive, unable to accept things … I’m a lousy loser” (Ribeiro et al, 2016, p. 5).…”

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Male suicide risk and recovery factors: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis of two decades of research.

Bennett,

Robb,

Zortea

et al. 2023

Psychological Bulletin

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Suicide is a gendered phenomenon, where male deaths outnumber those of women virtually everywhere in the world. Quantitative work has dominated suicide research producing important insights but only a limited understanding of why more men die by suicide. We conducted a qualitative metasynthesis and systematic review of 20 years of narratives both from men who are suicidal and from people who are bereaved by male suicide to identify putative risk and recovery factors. We identified 78 studies that encapsulated insights from over 1,695 people. Using Thomas and Harden's Thematic Synthesis Method, our analysis is built on 1,333 basic codes, 24 descriptive themes, and four analytical themes. We noted an association between cultural norms of masculinity and suicide risk in 96% of studies. Norms relating to male emotional suppression, failing to meet standards of male success, and the devaluing of men's interpersonal needs appeared to be associated with dysregulated psychological pain and suicide risk. Although masculinity is not pathological, we speculate that the interaction and accumulation of cultural harms to men's emotions, self, and interpersonal connections may potentially distinguish men who are suicidal from men who are not. Supporting men to understand and regulate emotions and suicidal pain, expanding possibilities for masculine identity, and building meaningful interpersonal connections were reported as helping support recovery from suicidal crises. Though our sample was predominantly White, cisgendered, and English speaking, and the underlying research designs prevent strong causal inferences, we discuss possible implications of these findings for male suicide intervention and suggestions for future research. Public Significance StatementThis systematic review synthesizes the worldwide English language qualitative research literature on suicide risk and recovery factors in men. Findings suggest a novel framework for understanding the key dynamics involved in suicide risk and recovery, based on the reciprocal relationship between masculine norms, emotions, self-concept, interpersonal connections, and psychological pain.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Male suicide risk and recovery factors: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis of two decades of research.

Bennett,

Robb,

Zortea

et al. 2023

Psychological Bulletin

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“…The idea of being a receptacle of structural meaning is exemplified by skulking away in shame from my first encounter with R U OK? and the instance, outlined earlier, whereby people bereaved by the suicide loss of their father distance him from the cause of death in order to maintain continuing bonds (Ziółkowska & Galasiński, 2017). A sense of detachment enables people to distance themselves from the structural meanings of suicide rather than distance themselves from their loved one and the cause of death.…”

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“…The agency-structure tension in meaning making tips towards structure when people bereaved by the suicide death of their father are caught, for example, between 'two social metanarratives' one of 'strong fatherhood' and one of 'stigmatising suicide' (Ziółkowska & Galasiński, 2017, p. 161). Continuing bonds with their father requires that they distance him from suicide (Ziółkowska & Galasiński, 2017). As such, meaning making relies on denial, or at least suppression, of the cause of death.…”

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Making meaning of being bereaved by suicide: an everyday experience

Carlon¹

2020

Mortality

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This autoethnography explores the experience of societal meanings of suicide from the perspective of people bereaved by suicide. The research focuses on three autoethnographic stories of everyday experiences in which personal meaning making and societal meanings of suicide intersect in contemporary Australian settings. Personal perspectives are positioned alongside broader discussions of suicide taboo to consider the implications for agency and meaning making. Key differences between conventional notions of stigma and structural stigma, and ways in which suicide taboo influences meaning making for people bereaved by suicide are explored. The paper proposes a recasting of action previously framed as internalised stigma as proactive self-preservation by people bereaved by suicide. It concludes by arguing that building capacity to see the societal taboos of suicide creates opportunities for strengthening agency in personal narratives of bereavement by suicide.

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“…embodying reductive gender norms. Such acts in turn attract moral judgment and draw significant social stigma in terms of not merely why suicide happens but how suicide is done (Ziółkowska & Galasiński, 2017). These dynamics illustrate the layers of gender normativity circulating through and around male suicide, and inevitably, the experience of bereavement.…”

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Men on Losing a Male to Suicide: A Gender Analysis

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Although male suicide has received research attention, the gendered experiences of men bereaved by male suicide are poorly understood. Addressing this knowledge gap, we share findings drawn from a photovoice study of Canadian-based men who had lost a male friend, partner, or family member to suicide. Two categories depicting the men's overall account of the suicide were inductively derived: (a) unforeseen suicide and (b) rationalized suicide. The "unforeseen suicides" referred to deaths that occurred without warning wherein participants spoke to tensions between having no idea that the deceased was at risk while reflecting on what they might have done to prevent the suicide. In contrast, "rationalized suicides" detailed an array of preexisting risk factors including mental illness and/or substance overuse to discuss cause-effect scenarios. Commonalities in unforeseen and rationalized suicides are discussed in the overarching theme, "managing emotions" whereby participants distanced themselves, but also drew meaning from the suicide.

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Discursive construction of fatherly suicide

Cited by 7 publications

References 40 publications

Male suicide risk and recovery factors: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis of two decades of research.

Male suicide risk and recovery factors: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis of two decades of research.

Making meaning of being bereaved by suicide: an everyday experience

Men on Losing a Male to Suicide: A Gender Analysis

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