Beliefs About Gender Differences in Methods and Causes of Suicide

Francis T. McAndrew

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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 justification 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.

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