Stigmatising attitudes towards suicide by gender and age

Pereira, Adelino; Cardoso, Francisco

doi:10.21615/cesp.12.1.1

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“…While tentative, it is not clear why the apparent protectiveness of cultural norms and religious beliefs could be less influential for youth suicidal behaviour than that among older adults. Although highly speculative for this context, some literature suggests that religious beliefs tend to intensify with increasing age for some (Bengtson et al ., 2015 ), while older adults may also have more stigmatising attitudes towards suicidal behaviour than youth (Pereira and Cardoso, 2019 ). Future studies should investigate risk and protective factors for suicidal behaviour among young refugees.…”

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Does country of resettlement influence the risk of suicide in refugees? A case-control study in Sweden and Norway

Amin

Mittendorfer‐Rutz

Mehlum

et al. 2021

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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Aims Little is known regarding how the risk of suicide in refugees relates to their host country. Specifically, to what extent inter-country differences in structural factors between the host countries may explain the association between refugee status and subsequent suicide is lacking in previous literature. We aimed to investigate (1) the risk of suicide in refugees resident in Sweden and Norway, in general, and according to their sex, age, region/country of birth and duration of residence, compared with the risk of suicide in the respective majority host population; (2) if factors related to socio-demographics, labour market marginalisation (LMM) and healthcare use might explain the risk of suicide in refugees differently in host countries. Methods Using a nested case-control design, each case who died by suicide between the age of 18 and 64 years during 1998 and 2018 (17 572 and 9443 cases in Sweden and Norway, respectively) was matched with up to 20 controls from the general population, by sex and age. Multivariate-adjusted conditional logistic regression models yielding adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were used to test the association between refugee status and suicide. Separate models were controlled for factors related to socio-demographics, previous LMM and healthcare use. Analyses were also stratified by sex and age groups, by refugees' region/country of birth and duration of residence in the host country. Results The aORs for suicide in refugees in Sweden and Norway were 0.5 (95% CI 0.5–0.6) and 0.3 (95% CI 0.3–0.4), compared with the Swedish-born and Norwegian-born individuals, respectively. Stratification by region/country of birth showed similar statistically significant lower odds for most refugee groups in both host countries except for refugees from Eritrea (aOR 1.0, 95% CI 0.7–1.6) in Sweden. The risk of suicide did not vary much across refugee groups by their duration of residence, sex and age except for younger refugees aged 18–24 who did not have a statistically significant relative difference in suicide risk than their respective host country peers. Factors related to socio-demographics, LMM and healthcare use had only a marginal influence on the studied associations in both countries. Conclusions Refugees in Sweden and Norway had almost similar suicide mortality advantages compared with the Swedish-born and Norwegian-born population, respectively. These findings may suggest that resiliency and culture/religion-bound attitudes towards suicidal behaviour in refugees could be more influential for their suicide risk after resettlement than other post-migration environmental and structural factors in the host country.

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Does country of resettlement influence the risk of suicide in refugees? A case-control study in Sweden and Norway

Amin

Mittendorfer‐Rutz

Mehlum

et al. 2021

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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“…A study showed that attitude to permissiveness of suicide attempts were significantly higher in women than men, according to which females were about three times as likely as males to report permissive attitudes [33]. Literature refers to a phenomenon called gender paradox in suicide according to which men have a lower rates of suicidal ideation, but use more lethal suicide methods and kill themselves three to four times more than women whereas women reveal greater levels of suicidal ideation and of suicide attempts [34]. Evidence shows that women who attempt suicide are less likely to die, so they usually choose methods with less lethality.…”

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The effects of suicidal ideation and constructs of theory of planned behavior on suicidal intention in women: a structural equation modeling approach

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Background: The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is proposed to predict behavioral intention. We conducted this study aimed to investigate the effects of Suicidal Ideation (SI) and constructs of TPB on suicidal intention. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 923 married women selected by multi-stage sampling method from Gilan-e Gharb County, the west part of Iran, in 2018. Data gathering tools were a questionnaire on demographic characteristics, the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation, and a four-part questionnaire based on constructs of TPB, including Attitude, Subjective Norms, Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC), and Intention. Data were analyzed by SPSS 19 and AMOS using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results: Out of 923 participants, 345 women (37.4%) had some degree of suicidal ideation. The mean score of suicidal ideation in all of participants was 5.98 ± 7.79, while in the 345 individuals with suicidal ideation was 15.53 ± 3.65. Suicidal ideation had the strongest positive total effect on suicide intent, while PBC and attitude had the negative effect on suicide intent. Conclusions: Since suicidal ideation had the strongest direct effect on suicidal intent, it is suggested that this variable be used for risk assessment in all suicide prevention programs and counseling measures be implemented to reduce suicidal thoughts. Also, undesirable attitudes toward suicide and perceived behavioral control on suicide intention can be considered and emphasized in planning future interventions.

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“…However, there are also contradictory study results in this regard: The study by Batterham et al [ 57 ] showed here that young adults would stigmatise suicide or suicidal acts more strongly than people in high adulthood—although the young adults had better knowledge regarding suicide. Pereira and Cardoso [ 116 ], on the other hand, found that adults were more stigmatizing towards suicidality compared to adolescents. This effect was particularly pronounced among the female participants in their study.…”

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Finished with Life Anyway and Then Stigmatized for Attempting Suicide—An Overview

Eilers

Kasten

2022

Healthcare

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This article provides an overview of suicide and how society deals with it. Starting from early societal imprints through historical, religious and political influences, the origins of stigmatization are addressed. Even today, suicidal people experience stigmatization not only from society but also from the health system that treats suicidal people. This has far-reaching consequences for the people affected and runs counter to optimal treatment. Different approaches to a possibly improved handling of suicidality will be discussed.

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Stigmatising attitudes towards suicide by gender and age

Cited by 10 publications

References 37 publications

Does country of resettlement influence the risk of suicide in refugees? A case-control study in Sweden and Norway

Does country of resettlement influence the risk of suicide in refugees? A case-control study in Sweden and Norway

The effects of suicidal ideation and constructs of theory of planned behavior on suicidal intention in women: a structural equation modeling approach

Finished with Life Anyway and Then Stigmatized for Attempting Suicide—An Overview

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