Citation

Miller JS, Segal DL, Coolidge FL. Death Stud. 2001; 25(4): 357-365.

Affiliation

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11803985

Abstract

A cross-sectional design was used to examine age-related differences in suicidal thinking and reasons for living among younger (n = 82; M age = 21) and older (n = 82; M age = 68) adults. Volunteers anonymously completed the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation and the Reasons for Living Inventory. Findings indicated that older adults do not manifest suicidal ideation differently than younger adults. However, there does appear to be some age-related differences in reasons for not committing suicide. Compared to the younger group, the older group reported moral objections and child-related concerns as stronger reasons for not committing suicide. An implication is that the identification of specific reasons that deter individuals from committing suicide may be clinically useful and provide some assistance in suicide prevention efforts.

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