Distress, Suicidal Thoughts, and Social Support Among Homeless Adults

Schutt, Russell K.; Meschede, Tatjana; Rierdan, Jill

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“…Ceci semble appuyer l'hypothèse de l'effet tampon du soutien social, qui suggère que c'est lors des moments difficiles que la présence de soutien dans l'entourage est cruciale et fera une réelle différence entre les personnes qui s'en sortiront sans trop de dommages et celles qui subiront davantage les impacts négatifs des événements éprouvants. Cet effet avait déjà été observé pour les idéations suicidaires (Clum et Febbraro, 1994 ;Hovey, 1999 ;Schutt et al, 1994). L'assurance de sa valeur avait déjà été identifiée comme étant la forme de soutien, avec l'attachement, la plus fortement associée à la qualité de vie chez un groupe de 60 patients psychiatriques (Caron et al, 1998).…”

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“…Des études (Clum et Febbraro, 1994 ;Hovey, 1999 ;Schutt et al, 1994) suggèrent que le soutien social préviendrait les idées suicidaires en ayant, à la fois, une influence bénéfique indépendante des sources de stress (effet principal) et un effet d'amortisseur du stress (effet tampon). Schutt et al (1994) montrent, par exemple, que les personnes qui perçoivent du soutien dans leur entourage sont moins en détresse et moins suicidaires que celles qui estiment manquer de soutien. Ils constatent également que le soutien social interagit avec la détresse : les individus qui rapportent vivre de la détresse psychologique et qui perçoivent des niveaux élevés de soutien sont moins susceptibles d'avoir des idées suicidaires que ceux qui vivent de la détresse et bénéficient de moins de soutien.…”

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Le soutien social peut-il protéger les hommes de la tentative de suicide ?

Houle¹,

Mishara

Chagnon

2006

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Cette étude tente d’examiner si le soutien social peut constituer un facteur de protection de la tentative de suicide chez les hommes et, le cas échéant, à identifier quelles sont les formes et les sources de soutien les plus importantes. Elle compare deux groupes d’hommes qui ont vécu des événements de vie sévères au cours des 12 derniers mois : 40 hommes admis à l’urgence d’un hôpital suite à une tentative de suicide et 40 hommes sans antécédent suicidaire. Les résultats indiquent que les hommes qui ont tenté de se suicider perçoivent moins de soutien disponible dans leur entourage et sont moins satisfaits du soutien reçu suite à l’événement le plus difficile survenu au cours de la dernière année. L’aide tangible et l’assurance de sa valeur sont les formes de soutien les plus importantes. L’étude souligne l’importance du soutien social dans la prévention des comportements suicidaires chez les hommes.The goal of this study is to investigate whether social support may constitute a protective factor for attempted suicide among men and, if so, to identify the most important sources and forms of support. The study compares two groups of men who experienced comparable stressful events during the last 12 months : 40 men admitted to hospital emergency following suicide attempts, and 40 men with no history of suicide attempts. Results indicate that the men who attempted suicide perceive less support available and are less satisfied with the support they received following the most difficult stressful event that occurred in the last year. Concrete help and reassurance of worth are the forms of support that appear to be of most importance. This study highlights the importance of social support in the prevention of suicidal behaviours among men.Este estudio intenta examinar si el apoyo social puede constituir un factor de protección de la tentativa de suicidio en los hombres y, en caso contrario, identificar cuáles son las formas y fuentes de apoyo más importantes. Compara dos grupos de hombres que han vivido experiencias graves en el curso de los últimos 12 meses: 40 hombres admitidos en urgencias de un hospital después de una tentativa de suicidio y 40 hombres sin antecedentes de suicidio. Los resultados indican que los hombres que han intentado suicidarse perciben menos ayuda disponible en su entorno y están menos satisfechos del apoyo recibido después del evento más difícil transcurrido en el curso del último año. La ayuda tangible y tener la seguridad de ser valiosos son las formas de apoyo más importantes. El estudio subraya la importancia del apoyo social en la prevención de los comportamientos suicidas en los hombres.Este estudo tenta examinar se o apoio social pode constituir um fator de proteção da tentativa de suicídio nos homens e, se for o caso, identificar quais são as formas e as fontes de apoio mais importantes. Ele compara dois grupos de homens que viveram acontecimentos de vida graves durante os últimos 12 meses: 40 homens recebidos na urgência de um hospital por uma tentativa de suicídio e 40 homens sem ...

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Le soutien social peut-il protéger les hommes de la tentative de suicide ?

Houle¹,

Mishara

Chagnon

2006

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“…Data indicate significant portions of the homeless population suffer mental health problems (Burt et al, 1999;Goldfinger, Susser, Roche, & Berkman, 2003), depression (Somlai, Kelly, Wagstaff, & Whitson, 1998), violence and victimization (Bassuk et al, 1996;Surratt & Inciardi, 2004), lack of social support (Meadows-Oliver, 2005;Schutt, Meschede, & Rierdan, 1994) and other influences, all of which may contribute to the homeless engaging in more high risk behaviors; thus placing them at heightened risk for HIV infection.…”

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Homelessness and HIV-Associated Risk Behavior Among African American Men Who Inject Drugs and Reside in the Urban South of the United States

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This study determined whether homeless injection drug users (IDUs) were more likely than stably housed IDUs to engage in HIV-associated risk behaviors. Respondent driven sampling was used to recruit 343 African American male IDUs. About 69% of men had been homeless in the past year and 13% were HIV positive. Controlling for age and income, homeless men as compared to stably housed men were 2.6 times more likely to report sharing needles, 2.4 times more likely to have 4 or more sex partners and 2.4 times more likely to have had sex with other men. Homeless men were also twice as likely to report having unprotected sex with a casual partner and about two-thirds less likely to report never using sterile needles. Self-reported HIV status was an effect modifier of these associations such that the observed relationships applied mostly only to men who were not knowingly HIV positive.

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“…Suicidal ideation represents an extreme form of psychological distress (Schutt, Meschede, & Rierdan, 1994), which makes it an important quality of life issue for adolescents (Valois, Zullig, Huebner, & Drane, 2004). However, estimates of the prevalence and incidence of suicidal thoughts vary among studies, in part, because of differences in conceptualization and operationalization (Klimes-Dougan, 1998).…”

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Dimensionality of thoughts of death and suicide: evidence from a study of homeless adolescents

2007

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This study used data from a sample of 444 homeless adolescents to determine whether thoughts of death and suicide form one construct (unidimensionality) or two distinct but correlated constructs (multi-dimensionality). Thoughts of death and suicide were common in the sample; over two-thirds of the adolescents positively endorsed at least one of the eight death-or suicide-related items. Evidence regarding dimensionality was mixed. Exploratory factor analysis results and similarity coefficients supported one construct; confirmatory factor analysis and external consistency results provided evidence for two constructs. The results were reconciled by considering suicidality as a continuum from thoughts of death to suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and completed suicide.

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Distress, Suicidal Thoughts, and Social Support Among Homeless Adults

Cited by 73 publications

References 24 publications

Le soutien social peut-il protéger les hommes de la tentative de suicide ?

Le soutien social peut-il protéger les hommes de la tentative de suicide ?

Homelessness and HIV-Associated Risk Behavior Among African American Men Who Inject Drugs and Reside in the Urban South of the United States

Dimensionality of thoughts of death and suicide: evidence from a study of homeless adolescents

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