Does being a parent affect suicide ideology?

Journal/Book: Omega J Death Dying. 1996; 34: 26 Austin Ave, Amityville, NY 11701. Baywood Publ Co Inc. 71-80.

Abstract: The impact of marriage and family life on suicide has been restricted largely to marriage as opposed to parenting. The present article assesses the effect of parenting on suicide ideology. An analysis of national data on 9,778 respondents finds that the greater the parental responsibilities the lower the pro suicide ideology. A sociological model of parenting and suicide is confirmed. Further, bonds to children are found to be more important than bonds to a spouse in explaining the variation in suicide attitudes. These findings were replicated in four separate analyses of widowed, married, divorced, and separated persons. These effects were independent of variables drawn from other models of suicide ideology including ones based on gender and religion.

Note: Article Stack S, Wayne State Univ, Dept Criminal Justice, Detroit,MI 48202 USA

Keyword(s): DURKHEIM THEORY; INTEGRATION; DIVORCE; RELIGION; NETWORKS; FAMILY

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