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Segal, Daniel L. – Death Studies, 2009
A substantial literature has documented that sexual abuse relates to suicidal behaviors but relatively less is known about resilience to suicide, especially cognitive deterrents to suicide. The present study investigated the effects of a history of sexual victimization on reasons for living. Female participants (N = 138; M age = 24.4 years; SD =…
Descriptors: Rape, Females, Prevention, Suicide
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Kissane, Melissa; McLaren, Suzanne – Death Studies, 2006
In response to the high rate of suicide among aging people, this study investigated sense of belonging as a predictor of reasons for living in an aged sample. A community sample of 104 Australians aged 61 to 95 years completed The Reasons for Living Inventory and The Sense of Belonging Instrument. Results indicated that a higher sense of belonging…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Suicide, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables