Acquired capability and masculine gender norm adherence: Potential pathways to higher rates of male suicide.
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The interpersonal theory posits that to die by suicide a person must be fearless of death and able to tolerate the physical pain involved in suicide. This capability for suicide is acquired via repeated exposure to painful and provocative life events and has been proposed as a potential mechanism by
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Some quantitative studies have found positive associations between adherence to masculine norms and suicidal thoughts and behaviours in males from the general population and from particular at-risk groups.
“Some quantitative studies have found positive associations between adherence to masculine norms and suicidal thoughts and behaviours in males from the general population [14,15,2] and from particular at-risk groups [16].”
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- Granato, S. L., Smith, P. N., & Selwyn, C. N.
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- Psychology of Men & Masculinity
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- 2015-07
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- 3
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- 246-253
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- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Keywords
- acquired capability for suicide, masculine norms, male suicide, interpersonal theory of suicide, men's mental health
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