“…Findings from studies at both the aggregate and individual level show that divorce (Andres & Halicioglu, 2010;Chang et al, 2011;Corcoran & Nagar, 2010;Denney, Rogers, Krueger, & Wadsworth, 2009;Gunnell et al, 2003;Kposowa, 2000;Leenaars & Lester, 1999;Masocco et al, 2010;Masocco et al, 2008;Wu & Bond, 2006), separation (Barstad, 2008;Ide, Wyder, Kolves, & De Leo, 2011;Wyder, Ward, & De Leo, 2009) and widowhood (Ajdacic-Gross et al, 2007;Corcoran, 2009;Denney et al, 2009;Luoma & Pearson, 2002;Masocco et al, 2010;Masocco et al, 2008) result in a higher likelihood of suicide. In comparison, marriage is commonly found to be negatively related to suicide (Cutright & Fernquist, 2007;Cutright, Stack, & Ferquist, 2007;Griffiths, Ladva, Brock, & Baker, 2008;Masocco et al, 2008;O'Reilly, Rosato, Connolly, & Cardwell, 2008;Qin, Agerbo, & Mortensen, 2003).…”