Sex Differences and their Effect upon Cultural Evaluations of Methods of Self-Destruction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Marks (0000-0003-3789-2252, Department of Sociology, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-70 |
| Publication date | 1977-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/ldrm-mcw7-qut8-frxl |
| OpenAlex | W2065122309 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
A sample of 694 college students was used to test for differences in preferences for particular methods of self-destruction for men and women. Significant differences were found for six of nine methods. Cultural evaluations of suicide methods, particularly firearms and drugs-poison, varied by sex and suicide. Women associated painlessness and efficiency with drugs-poison; men associated masculinity, efficiency and being knowledgeable of the method with firearms. These findings support previous theorizing on the relationship between sex, sociocultural patterns and methods of self-destruction. Implications for clinical evaluations of female attempters regarding their intent to suicide may be underestimated if females report they are considering drugs-poison
Masculinity · Medical emergency · Poison control · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Test (biology · Clinical Psychology · Insect and Pesticide Research · Medicine · Poisoning and overdose treatments · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2011 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |