ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Manote Lotrakul

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Stressors and Coping Behaviors among Males and Females Who Attempted Suicide

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 46 No.1 January-March 2001, P 37-48

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective To study the nature of stressors, coping patterns, and suicidal behaviors in adults who attempted suicide regarding the differences in the gender role. Method Twenty patients (10 males and 10 females) aged from 14 to 40 years who sought treatment at the Chiang Rai General Hospital in April 1999 participated in the study. In-depth interviews and data analyses were conducted by means of the qualitative content analysis method. Results Most of the subjects came from a rural area. On the average, male subjects were farmers aged between 17 and 40 years, whereas female subjects were mostly housewives aged between 17 and 27 years. Most of them finished elementary or early secondary education, and approximately half were married while the other half were single. As regards stressors, female subjects’ stressors mostly resulted from extramarital affairs of their husbands which made them insecure, while a majority of the male subjects faced with conflicts or dispute with their spouses or close relatives. When problems arose, females often sought help from friends or relatives, but hardly received serious attention or valuable advice. On the other hand, male usually kept the problems with themselves and employed negative coping behaviors such as drinking or going out to avoid the situations. In addition, suicide was viewed in the community as a conceivable behavior in response to severe stress and lack of solutions. Some of the subjects attempted suicide after having seen such behavior from close friends or relatives, while others attempted suicide because of provocation during a quarrel or a fight. In most cases, suicide was an impulsive response which involved ingestion of toxic substances such as poison and insecticide, or hypnotic drugs overdose. Male subjects reported that they chose this method due to easy availability, whereas female subjects felt that it would be less painful. Conclusions Measures to provide assistance in young males and females with suicidal risks should be different. For females, help should be aimed at improving stressors from the double standard in the gender role, while in males, life-skills and positive coping skills should be promoted. J Psychiatr Assoc Thailand 2001; 46(1):37-48.

Keywords: attemped suicide, stressors, coping behaviors, gender, life skill, suicide, sui

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2001

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400.

Code: 0000171

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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