Socialization, Firearms, and Suicide

Marks, Alan; Stokes, C. Shannon

doi:10.1525/sp.1976.23.5.03a00100

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“…A number of previous studies from many different countries have supported their opinions 38-40. The findings of our study also support those of Marks and Stokes,37 and these characteristics reflect the cultural background of South Korea. The fact that the possession of firearms is restricted in South Korea explains why the results of our study differ from those of Western studies where firearms are available.…”

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Gender Differences in Suicidal Behavior in Korea

Hur

Lee

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Psychiatry Investig

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ObjectiveTo examine gender differences in the characteristics of suicidal behavior in South Korea.MethodsBetween August 2003 and December 2006, 344 suicide attempters (116 men, 228 women) participated in this study. The attempters were interviewed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), and the lethality of the attempt was measured using the Lethality Suicide Attempt Rating Scale-II (LSARS-II) and Risk-Rescue Rating Scale (RRRS).ResultsSignificantly more women than men were admitted to emergency rooms due to attempted suicide during the study period. The male attempters were older and had a higher rate of employment than the females. Depression was the most common psychiatric disorder in both genders. The lesion/toxicity scores of the RRRS indicated that the male suicide attempters used higher doses or more toxic agents than the female attempters. The most common methods of suicide were ingestion and cutting in both sexes. Although there were significant gender differences in the RRRS risk score and RRRS total scores, there was no gender difference in the LSARS-II scores, which suggests that patients of both sexes share a similar ambivalence regarding suicide completion or death.ConclusionOur study should be understood within the context of the specific cultural background of South Korea. We found that males and females use similar methods when attempting suicide and share a similar ambivalence regarding the outcome of the attempt; however, there was a difference in severity of the attempt between the two groups. Our findings may aid in the identification of more effective methods of intervention to prevent suicide.

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“…This finding agrees with previous findings that male suicide attempts are more often fatal than female attempts 34-36. Marks and Stokes37 wrote that availability, familiarity, and cultural acceptability play a role in the choice of suicide method. A number of previous studies from many different countries have supported their opinions 38-40.…”

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Gender Differences in Suicidal Behavior in Korea

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Lee

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Psychiatry Investig

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“…Wright et al (1983) suggested the "fear and loathing hypothesis," which advocates the idea that firearms ownership is spatially clustered in certain areas as a result of socialized prejudices and learned racism (W. Bankston & Thompson, 1989;Delmas & Bankston, 1993;Marks & Stokes, 1976). Wright et al (1983) suggested the "fear and loathing hypothesis," which advocates the idea that firearms ownership is spatially clustered in certain areas as a result of socialized prejudices and learned racism (W. Bankston & Thompson, 1989;Delmas & Bankston, 1993;Marks & Stokes, 1976).…”

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Circling the Welcome Wagons: Area, Income, Race, and Legal Handgun Concealment

Costanza¹,

Kilburn²

2004

Criminal Justice Review

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Using data from Louisiana State Police records on concealed weapon permits, this article analyzes factors related to regional differences in rates of handgun permit holding. Although protection from victimization may be considered a common motive for carrying a concealed weapon, the authors found no relationship between crime rates and rates of handgpn permit holding. Instead, factors such as median household income and race-related factors were found to be more salient predictors of an area's rate of permit holding.

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“…Danto (1972) and Browning (1974a) have both examined the guns used by suicides and the sources from which they obtained these guns. Two studies (Lester, 1969; Marks & Stokes, 1976) have explored the sex differences in the use of guns for suicide.…”

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Research Note Gun Control, Gun Ownership, and Suicide Prevention

Lester

1988

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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The relationship of the extent of gun ownership and the strictness of gun control laws to suicide and homicide rates in the nine major geographic regions of the United States was explored. Gun ownership, rather than the strictness of gun control laws, was found to be the strongest correlate of the rates of suicide and homicide by guns. Regions with a higher extent of gun ownership had higher rates of suicide and homicide by firearms.

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Socialization, Firearms, and Suicide

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Gender Differences in Suicidal Behavior in Korea

Gender Differences in Suicidal Behavior in Korea

Circling the Welcome Wagons: Area, Income, Race, and Legal Handgun Concealment

Research Note Gun Control, Gun Ownership, and Suicide Prevention

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