Citation

Sorjonen K. Omega (Westport) 2004; 50(1): 35-42.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Sage Publications)

DOI

10.2190/KC0A-WA1K-BK3C-GJMA

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In the present article it is hypothesized that attitudes toward suicide might reflect the victim's chances to promote her/his inclusive fitness (the ASIF-hypothesis). In the empirical study, Swedish university students (n = 198) read one of three different suicide case descriptions and answered questions about the causes, rationality, and acceptability of the suicide. Suicide by a paralyzed person was judged as more rational and justified than a suicide committed after accidentally killing others, a result in line with the ASIF-hypothesis. © 2005, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.

Language: en