Suicide and Perfectionism

A Psychological Autopsy Study of Non-Clinical Suicides

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13628292
AutoresParvin Kiamanesh (0000-0002-6530-6145, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, autor de correspondencia), Kari Dyregrov (0000-0002-6511-5410, Norwegian Institute of Public Health), H Haavind (0000-0001-9708-5167, University of Oslo), Gudrun Dieserud (Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
Año2014
Volumen69
Número4
Páginas381-399
Fecha de publicación2014-10-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/om.69.4.c
PMID25304870
OpenAlexW2083397847
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas23

This study explores suicide in relation to perfectionism among individuals who died by suicide with no history of treatment in mental health care or of suicide attempts. The study is part of an ongoing psychological autopsy study (PA-study). It aimed to produce a phenomenological understanding of the dynamics/processes from perfectionism to suicide among 6 men aged 22 to 58. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyze the interview data of 41 key informants. Based on the informants' narratives, it seemed that perfectionism left these men less able to cope with their (self-perceived) inability to meet their high expectations. Four themes emerged from analysis: 1) striving for success; 2) fear of failure; 3) keeping up the façade; and 4) rigidity. The results may be important in the prevention of nonclinical suicides, a group that is particularly difficult to identify, especially if the deceased have been regarded as very successful in many areas

Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Medical emergency · Mental health · Narrative · Perfectionism (psychology · Poison control · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Suicide prevention · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology