Does Gender Explain the Relationship Between Occupation and Suicide? Findings from a Meta-Analytic Study

Milner, Allison; Spittal, Matthew J; Pirkis, Jane; LaMontagne, Anthony D.

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“…This finding extends previous research, which has suggested males -more than females -are particularly vulnerable to problems related to the inability to effectively fulfil the "breadwinner" role traditionally considered as central to hegemonic masculinity [38]. Past research has also indicated that males appear to have substantially elevated suicide rates in low-skill jobs that have traditionally been characterised as having poor psychosocial job quality [29,39,40].…”

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Low Control and High Demands at Work as Risk Factors for Suicide: An Australian National Population-Level Case-Control Study

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Low Control and High Demands at Work as Risk Factors for Suicide: An Australian National Population-Level Case-Control Study

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“…In recent years, the phenomenon of suicide in the workplace has increased gradually (Mohseni-Cheraghlou, 2013). Numerous studies have found that certain occupations are at elevated risk of suicide compared with the general population, and females display a higher risk of suicide than males among the working population (Milner et al, 2016). Discrimination against global women significantly correlated with the prevalence of suicide among females and the high suicide ratio of females compared to males in Asia may in part be due to problems related specifically to family preferences for sons over daughters as revealed by the much higher intra-household investments in caring for, nurturing, and allocating resources to sons relative to daughters (Kwak et al, 2016; Pugh et al, 2016).…”

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Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and Its Association with Positive Affect in Working Women: A Day Reconstruction Study

Tian

Yang

2017

Front. Psychol.

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The suicide rate for females in China is the second highest worldwide, and China is the only country in the world in which the rate of suicides is higher for women than men. Affective instability has been shown to be a strong predictor of suicidal ideation, particularly among women. However, prior research has mainly focused on the impact of women's negative affect on suicidal ideation, ignoring the influence of positive affect on suicidal ideation. Studies have revealed that hopelessness, which is 1.3 times more important than depression for explaining suicidal ideation, is driven more by low levels of positive affect than by high levels of negative affect. Although positive affect has also been found to be related to suicidal ideation, and it demonstrates independent, beneficial effects on mental health, much remains to be learned about the association between positive affective instability and suicidal ideation. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of suicidal ideation among Chinese working women and explored the differences between working women with and without suicidal ideation in the intensity and daily variability of positive affect. A total of 222 young working women of ages 22–36 years (M = 27.64, SD = 3.73) were recruited from a free weekend psychology lecture. The women subsequently completed a daily diary Day Reconstruction Method (DRM) as well as a suicidal ideation questionnaire. We used hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to analyze the data, and the results showed that: (1) 10.81% of participates reported suicidal ideation, the intensity of positive affect (happiness, warmth/friendliness, interest and relaxation/calmness) was significantly lower for women with suicidal ideation compared to women without suicidal ideation; (2) differing diurnal patterns of positive emotions were observed between women with and without suicidal ideation; women with suicidal ideation demonstrated a significantly lower trend of growth and a higher volatility in happiness, warmth/friendliness, relaxation/calmness. Given that lower intensity of positive affect and greater affective instability significantly predicted suicidal ideation in Chinese women, researchers should pay more attention to the role of positive affect in female suicide prevention research and intervention efforts in the future.

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“…In terms of the gender occupational risk of suicide, Greek women between the ages of 50 to 59 seem to have an increase in their risk during the austerity years of 2010 and 2012. Considering the need of research on the occupational risk of suicide between sexes, further studies should investigate whether the extent of the recent economic crisis differentiated the risk of suicide between employed females and males [25].…”

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Suicide Mortality Patterns in Greek Work Force before and during the Economic Crisis

Alexopoulos

Kavalidou

Messolora

2019

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Background: The global recession of 2007 has attracted research attention in regard to a possible increase of deaths by suicide among employed populations. The aim of the current study was to update the first Greek study on suicide mortality among broad occupational groups during 2000–2009, with the last available data covering the first period of economic crisis and recession in Greece. Methods: Data on suicide deaths for the age groups of 15–39, 40–49 and 50–59, between 2000–2013 were retrieved from the national statististical authority of Greece, ELSTAT. The coding of suicide used was X60–X84 (intentional self-harm), based on the 10th International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Comparative mortality ratio (CMR) and exact 95% confidence intervals (CI) are presented. Results: Males and females in the occupational group of clerks exhibited high and increased CMRs during the crisis period (2010–2013). Although high ratios for males in elementary, agricultural and fishery and armed forces occupational groups were monitored during the whole period, a decrease was evident during the crisis period. Increased trends in CMRs during the crisis were monitored for both males and females in the broad occupational group of members including managers, executives and directors. In addition, females especially in the 50–59 age group showed increased ratios and trends in several occupational groups during the crisis, especially in technologists and associate professionals, plant and machine operators and assemblers, professionals, and craft and related trade workers. Conclusions: Austerity-related stress should alert key stakeholders and provide mental health and suicide prevention interventions for employed occupations.

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Does Gender Explain the Relationship Between Occupation and Suicide? Findings from a Meta-Analytic Study

Cited by 18 publications

References 21 publications

Low Control and High Demands at Work as Risk Factors for Suicide: An Australian National Population-Level Case-Control Study

Low Control and High Demands at Work as Risk Factors for Suicide: An Australian National Population-Level Case-Control Study

Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and Its Association with Positive Affect in Working Women: A Day Reconstruction Study

Suicide Mortality Patterns in Greek Work Force before and during the Economic Crisis

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