Suicidal Women and Their Relationships with Husbands, Boyfriends, and Lovers
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ABSTRACT:This study describes the specific conflicts which suicidal women experience in their intimate relationships with men. Fifty women who had made suicide attempts were studied with a focus on the contributing role of their relationships with men to the genesis of the suicidal acts. Four major themes were found in the relationships: “smothering love”, infidelity, battering, and denial of affection. The women experienced these conflicts as major precipitants in their suicidal behaviors. Examples of the four themes are described and analyzed.
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Age may be a confounding variable for the relationship between relationship-related distress such as infidelity and suicidal behavior.
“Interestingly, Stephens also asserted that age may be a confounding variable for this topic as well [63].”
From Love and Infidelity: Causes and Consequences (2023) · cites this paper as [63]
Age may be a confounding variable for the relationship between infidelity and suicidality.
“that age may be a confounding variable for this topic as well [63].”
From Love and Infidelity: Causes and Consequences (2023) · cites this paper as [63]
Younger participants reacted to specific negative events in romantic relationships by attempting suicide, while older participants did so in response to long-term conflicts with partners.
“Younger participants reacted to specific negative events in their romantic relationships by attempting suicide, while older participants would do so in response to long-term conflicts with their partners.”
From Love and Infidelity: Causes and Consequences (2023) · cites this paper as [63]
Partner infidelity, along with battering, "smothering love" and denial of affection, were the most prominent themes that lead to suicidality and suicidal ideation.
“It was found that partner infidelity, along with battering, “smothering love” and denial of affection, were the most prominent themes that lead to suicidality and suicidal ideation.”
From Love and Infidelity: Causes and Consequences (2023) · cites this paper as [63]
Infidelity leaves some at risk of unhealthy coping mechanisms such as excessive drinking, drug use, unprotected sex, and suicidal behavior.
“Thus, infidelity leaves some at risk of turning towards unhealthy coping mechanisms such as excessive drinking, drug use, unprotected sex, and suicidal behavior in response to their emotional pain [63,64,70,117].”
From Love and Infidelity: Causes and Consequences (2023) · cites this paper as [63]
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- Authors
- Stephens, B. J.
- Affiliations
- SUNY Fredonia (US)
- Corresponding author
- Stephens, B. Joyce
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1985-06
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 77-90
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- OpenAlex
- W1575236656
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Keywords
- suicide attempts, marital conflict, infidelity, intimate partner violence, gender differences in suicide
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Dependency, Psychological, Extramarital Relations, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Love, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Self Concept, Spouse Abuse, Suicide, Attempted
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