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A cross-national study on gender differences in suicide intent

UnHope20

May 15, 2021

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Title	A cross-national study on gender differences in suicide intent
Author	UnHope20
Upvotes	5
Comments	1
Date	May 15, 2021 11:37 PM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/Male_Studies
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/Male_Studies/comments/ndbi18/a_crossnational_study_on_gender_differences_in/
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[–]UnHope20[S] 3 points4 points5 points 5 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Suicide accounts for over 58,000 deaths in Europe per annum, where suicide attempts are estimated to be 20 times higher. Males have been found to have a disproportionately lower rate of suicide attempts and an excessively higher rate of suicides compared to females.

The gender difference in suicide intent is postulated to contribute towards this gender imbalance.

The aim of this study is to explore gender differences in suicide intent in a cross-national study of suicide attempts. The secondary aims are to investigate the gender differences in suicide attempt across age and country.

Suicide intent data from 5212 participants was included in the analysis. A significant association between suicide intent and gender was found, where ‘Serious Suicide Attempts’ (SSA) were rated significantly more frequently in males than females (p < .001).

There was a statistically significant gender difference in intent and age groups (p < .001) and between countries (p < .001). Furthermore, within the most utilised method, intentional drug overdose, ‘Serious Suicide Attempt’ (SSA) was rated significantly more often for males than females (p < .005).