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Suicide attempts and stressful life events among female victims of intimate partner violence living in poverty in Nicaragua
Author(s) -
Guillén Ana Isabel,
Panadero Sonia,
Rivas Esther,
Vázquez José Juan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/sjop.12207
Subject(s) - poverty , psychology , suicide prevention , domestic violence , injury prevention , social support , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medical emergency , medicine , social psychology , pathology , economics , economic growth
This article describes a study of 136 female intimate partner violence victims living in poverty in Nicaragua. The paper aimed to analyze the relationship between experiencing stressful life events (SLE) and perceived social support with suicide attempts, and to evaluate the differences in the SLE experienced by female suicide attempters versus non‐attempters. The results showed the existence of a high level of SLE among the interviewees, and that women who have attempted suicide have experienced substantially more of these events. Experiences of violence and less social support were especially related to suicide attempts among the interviewees.