The Interplay Among Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Suicide: The Role of Depression, Poor Health, and Loved Ones' Messages of Support and Criticism

Brown, Stephanie L.; Vinokur, Amiram D.

doi:10.1023/a:1025659210192

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“…Additional work is needed to test hypotheses on the relationship between specific forms of strain clusters and suicide risk. Some research has been done on a related index of suicidality, suicide ideation, that supports the hypothesis on economic/medical clustering effects (Brown & Vinokur, 2003). An investigation of 533 unemployed persons over a 6‐month period determined that those with physical ill health were more likely to have suicidal thoughts than those who were well.…”

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Economic Strain and Suicide Risk: A Qualitative Analysis

Stack

Wasserman

2007

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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Research at the individual level on economic strain and suicide has focused on unemployment; yet it remains unclear how unemployment and other economic strains actually affect suicide risk for the individual. In the present study Agnew's (1992, 2002), General Strain Theory was applied to a qualitative analysis of case files. Strain issues assessed include the role of goal blockage, economic loss, noxious work environments, anticipated strain, strain clusters, and vicarious strain in the generation of suicide risk. Data are from 62 cases of suicide involving economic strain from the files of an urban county medical examiner's office. The cases were classified into strain categories. Suicide risk was related to all categories of strain; however, economic strains were typically comorbid with additional strains in the genesis of suicide. Key auxiliary strains included anticipated loss of a home place, loss of a car, noxious social relationships, medical problems, death of loved ones, and involvement with the criminal justice system. Some evidence was found linking economic strain to the suicides of nonimpoverished persons. Economic strain and suicide would especially benefit by testing additional hypotheses on strain comorbidity. Unemployment combined with an anticipated eviction from one's home is recommended as a particular point of departure for future work.

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Economic Strain and Suicide Risk: A Qualitative Analysis

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Wasserman

2007

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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“…Expecting support in the future resembles a personality disposition related to optimism and self-worth and is often positively related to health and well-being in older adults (Sarason et al 1983), whereas support received in the past is based on the recall of actual personal experiences, and in particular instrumental support is an important resource for the maintenance of autonomy in chronically ill patients (Proot et al 2000;Proot et al 2007;Williams et al 1998). However, besides such positive effects, received social support can also have negative effects on both well-being and physical health in older and chronically ill adults (Brown and Vinokur 2003;Hays et al 1997;Schwarzer and Leppin 1991;Seeman et al 1996;Cohen et al 2005). As both the aged and the chronically ill are often met with supporting behavior provided by others, even if they have not directly sought assistance, receiving support may even pose a threat to autonomy Smith and Goodnow 1999;Zautra et al 1995;Baltes and Wahl 1992).…”

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Maintaining autonomy despite multimorbidity: self-efficacy and the two faces of social support

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Multimorbidity-the co-occurrence of multiple illnesses-is a frequent condition in older adults and poses serious threats to autonomy. In order to identify resources for autonomy despite multimorbidity, our longitudinal study tested main and interaction effects of personal and social resources (self-efficacy and social support) on maintaining autonomy. Three hundred and nine individuals (aged 65-85 years) with multiple illnesses completed measures of self-efficacy beliefs, received instrumental social support and perceptions of autonomy. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Cross-sectionally, individuals with lower perceptions of autonomy received more support from their networks. Longitudinally, the relation of received support with autonomy was moderated by self-efficacy: Simple slopes analyses showed that social support compensated for lower levels of self-efficacy, whereas in individuals with higher self-efficacy the resources interfered. Receiving social support bolstered autonomy in lower self-efficacious individuals, but in highly self-efficacious individuals support threatened autonomy. This has implications for both theory and practice, as it suggests differential effects of social resources depending on personal resources.

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“…Most suicide research has focused on a single contributory factor such as depression or mental health history (10,11). However, many times multiple factors influence the decision to commit suicide.…”

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Trends in Adult Suicides in New Mexico: Utilizing Data from the New Mexico Violent Death Reporting System*

Styka¹,

White²,

Zumwalt³

et al. 2010

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Although many suicide prevention programs focus on youth suicides, data indicate the vast majority of suicides occur among adults (18-64 years). In 2005 New Mexico joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Violent Death Reporting System, collecting data on suicides, homicides, and unintentional firearm fatalities to better inform state and national prevention programs. We utilized data collected by the New Mexico Violent Death Reporting System in its first 2 years of operation (2005 and 2006) in order to define the demographic patterns of adult suicides in the state and characterize risk factors. A total of 526 suicides occurred among adults during this time, with the majority being male (78.5%) and White non-Hispanic (56.7%). The highest incidence was in adults between 45 and 54 years (28.1%). Firearms were the most commonly used mechanism, and "current depressed mood" the most commonly identified risk factor. High rates of adult suicide indicate the need for targeted prevention programs.

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The Interplay Among Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Suicide: The Role of Depression, Poor Health, and Loved Ones' Messages of Support and Criticism

Cited by 61 publications

References 50 publications

Economic Strain and Suicide Risk: A Qualitative Analysis

Economic Strain and Suicide Risk: A Qualitative Analysis

Maintaining autonomy despite multimorbidity: self-efficacy and the two faces of social support

Trends in Adult Suicides in New Mexico: Utilizing Data from the New Mexico Violent Death Reporting System*

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