Masculinity and suicidal thinking

J Pirkis; MJ Spittal; L Keogh; T Mousaferiadis; D Currier

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Masculinity and suicidal thinking

J Pirkis, MJ Spittal, L Keogh, T Mousaferiadis, D Currier

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1007/s00127-016-1324-2

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Abstract

Purpose: Males feature prominently in suicide statistics, but relatively little work has been done to date to explore whether endorsement of dominant masculinity norms heightens the risk of or is protective against suicidal thinking. This paper aimed to further knowledge in this area. Methods: We used baseline data from 13,884 men (aged 18–55) in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten to Men) cohort. These men filled in self-complete questionnaires in 2013/14 which covered a range of topics, including conformity to dominant masculinity norms and suicidal thinking. We conducted logistic regression analyses to estimate the strength of association between these two variables. Res..

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The research on which this paper is based was conducted as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten to Men). We are grateful to the Australian Government Department of Health for funding and to the boys and men who provided the survey data. Ten to Men is managed by the University of Melbourne. Ten to Men data are the intellectual property of the Commonwealth.