Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries
- Autor(en)
- Mehmet Eskin, Ulrich Tran, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Senel Poyrazli, Chris Flood, Anwar Mechri, Amira Shaheen, Mohsen Janghorbani, Yousef Khader, Kouichi Yoshimasu, Jian-Min Sun, Omar Kujan, Jamila Abuidhail, Khouala Aidoudi, Seifollah Bakhshi, Hacer Harlak, Maria Francesca Moro, Louise Phillips, Motasem Hamdan, Abdulwahab Abuderman, Kanami Tsuno, Martin Voracek
- Abstrakt
The associations of individualistic versus collectivistic value orientations with suicidal ideation and attempts, attitudes towards suicide and towards suicidal individuals, and psychological distress were investigated across 12 nations (N = 5572 university students). We expected differential associations of value orientations with suicidal behavior and moderating effects of the prevailing value orientations in the various countries. Findings showed that intermediate levels of individualism appeared protective against suicide attempts across all investigated nations, but that, otherwise, there seemingly are no universal associations of individualism and collectivism with suicidal behaviors. High collectivism was associated with less suicidal ideation only in individualistic countries. Low individualism appeared to be a risk factor for suicidal ideation specifically in Muslim collectivistic cultures, whereas high individualism in Asian collectivistic cultures. Collectivistic values are uniformly associated with less permissive attitudes to suicide, whereas individualistic values with a more stigmatized view of suicidal behavior. Both individualistic and collectivistic values were associated with socially accepting attitudes to a suicidal peer, helping a suicidal friend, and emotional involvement. The associations of individualistic and collectivistic values with disapproving attitudes to suicidal disclosure were complex. Beliefs in punishment after death for suicide, seeing suicide as mental illness, and emotional involvement with a suicidal friend were lower in high-suicide-rate countries. These evidence patterns are discussed in the light of related research evidence, along with directions for future research in this area.
- Organisation(en)
- Institut für Psychologie der Kognition, Emotion und Methoden
- Externe Organisation(en)
- Adnan Menderes University, Koc University, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Pennsylvania State University, University of London, University Hospital of Monastir, An-Najah National University, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Wakayama Medical University, Renmin University of China, University of Auckland, Al-Farabi College for dentistry and nursing, The Hashemite University, Al-Quds University, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Band
- 11
- Seiten
- 259
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 16
- ISSN
- 1664-0640
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00259
- Publikationsdatum
- 04-2020
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ÖFOS 2012
- 501022 Suizidologie
- Schlagwörter
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/5140d8b7-aa2a-427b-b0ff-2da703b81e95