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Evaluation of an Evolutionary Model of Self‐Preservation and Self‐Destruction

Brown, R. Michael, Dahlen, Eric, Mills, Cliff, Rick, Jennifer, Biblarz, Arturo·1999·Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
DOI 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1999.tb00763.x
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Abstract

According to deCatanzaro's mathematical model of self‐preservation and self‐destruction, staying alive actually may reduce inclusive fitness for an individual who is low in reproductive potential and, at the same time, poses such a burden to close kin that it costs them opportunities for reproduction. Predictions generated from this model were tested using 175 university students as subjects and variables constructed from a 164‐item questionnaire. The criterion variables were separate measures of depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation and behavior. The predictor variables derived from the model were separate measures of reproductive potential of the individual, the individual's perceived benefit or cost to kin, and reproductive potential of the individual's kin. As predicted, there were negative and significant bivariate correlations between each of the model‐generated predictor variables and one or more of the criterion variables. Multiple regression analyses showed that benefit to kin was the best predictor of both depression and hopelessness. Discriminant analysis showed that reproductive potential of kin significantly differentiated suicide attempters from nonattempters. Overall, our results support and extend deCatanzaro's model and empirical findings.

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  • Self-perceived burdensomeness distinguishes people with a history of suicide attempts from those without and is associated with suicidal ideation.

    “Self-perceptions that one is a burden on others also differentiate between individuals with histories of suicide attempts versus no attempts (Brown, Dahlen, Mills, Rick, & Biblarz, 1999; Van Orden, Lynam, Hollar, & Joiner, 2006) and are also associated with suicidal ideation (Brown, Brown, Johnson, Olsen, Melver, & Sullivan, 2009; de Catanzaro, 1995; Van Orden, Lynam, Hollar, & Joiner, 2006).”

    From The interpersonal theory of suicide. (2010) · cites this paper as Brown, Dahlen, Mills, Rick, & Biblarz, 1999

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Authors
Brown, R. M., Dahlen, E., Mills, C., Rick, J., & Biblarz, A.
Affiliations
Pacific Lutheran University (US)
ORCID
Dahlen, Eric
Venue
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1999-03
Volume
29
Issue
1
Pages
58-71
ISSN
  • 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
  • 1943-278X
DOI
10.1111/j.1943-278x.1999.tb00763.x
OpenAlex
W1931102440
Cited by
70
References
1
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FWCI
1.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 4323 d)
Locations
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Keywords
self-preservation, self-destruction, suicide, evolutionary models, inclusive fitness, fertility, kin selection, depression, hopelessness, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Biological Evolution, Family Relations, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Biological, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Reproduction, Sexual Behavior, Suicide, Survival, Self-Injurious Behavior, Cost of Illness

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