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Factors from Durkheim's Family Integration Related to Suicidal Ideation among Men with Histories of Child Sexual Abuse
Author(s) -
Easton Scott D.,
Renner Lynette M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12020
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , cohabitation , sexual abuse , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , mental health , population , suicide prevention , poison control , developmental psychology , medicine , medical emergency , environmental health , political science , law
Men who were sexually abused during childhood represent a highly stigmatized, marginalized population at risk for a variety of long‐term mental health problems. Using the family integration dimension of D urkheim's theory of suicide, factors associated with suicidal ideation among a purposive sample of 487 men with histories of child sexual abuse were examined. Four variables—length of cohabitation, maternal support after disclosure, parental divorce, and older age—were negatively related to suicidal ideation. The analysis provides partial support for D urkheim's model. Implications for education, clinical practice, and future research are presented.