Citation

McAndrew FT, Garrison AJ. Arch. Suicide Res. 2007; 11(3): 271-279.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Knox College. Galesburg, IL. USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13811110701403940

PMID

17558612

Abstract

Forty undergraduate students (20 Males, 20 females) made judgments about the relationship between an individual's gender and the method of suicide most likely to be chosen by that individual. The perceived relationship between different precipitating events for suicide and the method of suicide were also examined, as were the participants' judgments about the moral justifiability of suicide in response to different traumatic situations. The results indicated clear and consistent beliefs about the relationship between the gender of the potential suicide victim, the method of suicide likely to be chosen, and whether or not the cause of the suicide was judged harshly or sympathetically. Understanding how the gender of an at-risk individual interacts with an observer's beliefs and moral perspective should help us predict when suicide threats will be taken seriously and what form of intervention will take place.

Language: en