Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries

Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries Publisher

Eskin M¹ ; Tran US^{2, 3} ; Carta MG⁴ ; Poyrazli S⁵ ; Flood C^{6, 19} ; Mechri A⁷ ; Shaheen A⁸ ; Janghorbani M⁹ ; Khader Y¹⁰ ; Yoshimasu K¹¹ ; Sun JM¹² ; Kujan O¹³ ; Abuidhail J¹⁴ ; Aidoudi K⁷ Show All Authors

Eskin M¹
Tran US^{2, 3}
Carta MG⁴
Poyrazli S⁵
Flood C^{6, 19}
Mechri A⁷
Shaheen A⁸
Janghorbani M⁹
Khader Y¹⁰
Yoshimasu K¹¹
Sun JM¹²
Kujan O¹³
Abuidhail J¹⁴
Aidoudi K⁷
Bakhshi S⁹
Harlak H¹⁵
Moro MF⁴
Phillips L⁶
Hamdan M¹⁶
Abuderman A¹⁷
Tsuno K¹⁸
Voracek M^{2, 3}

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1. Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
2. Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
3. Wiener Werkstaette for Suicide Research, Vienna, Austria
4. Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
5. School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg, Middletown, PA, United States
6. School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom
7. Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
8. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, West Bank, Nablus, Palestine
9. School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
10. Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science Technology, Irbid, Jordan
11. Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
12. Department of Management and International Business, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
13. UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
14. Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
15. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey
16. School of Public Health, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine
17. College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
18. School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Kawasaki, Japan
19. London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom

Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry Published:2020

Abstract

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. © Copyright © 2020 Eskin, Tran, Carta, Poyrazli, Flood, Mechri, Shaheen, Janghorbani, Khader, Yoshimasu, Sun, Kujan, Abuidhail, Aidoudi, Bakhshi, Harlak, Moro, Phillips, Hamdan, Abuderman, Tsuno and Voracek.

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MLA	Eskin M, et al.. "Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries." Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 11, no. , 2020, pp. -.
APA	Eskin M, Tran US, Carta MG, Poyrazli S, Flood C, Mechri A, Shaheen A, Janghorbani M, Khader Y, Yoshimasu K, Sun JM, Kujan O, Abuidhail J, Aidoudi K, Bakhshi S, Harlak H, Moro MF, Phillips L, Hamdan M, ... Voracek M (2020). Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11(), -.
Chicago	Eskin M, Tran US, Carta MG, Poyrazli S, Flood C, Mechri A, Shaheen A, et al.. "Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries." Frontiers in Psychiatry 11, no. (2020): -.
Harvard	Eskin M et al. (2020) 'Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11(), pp. -.
Vancouver	Eskin M, Tran US, Carta MG, Poyrazli S, Flood C, Mechri A, et al.. Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2020;11():-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Eskin M and Tran US and Carta MG and Poyrazli S and Flood C and Mechri A and Shaheen A and Janghorbani M and Khader Y and Yoshimasu K and Sun JM and Kujan O and Abuidhail J and Aidoudi K and Bakhshi S and Harlak H and Moro MF and Phillips L and Hamdan M and Abuderman A and Tsuno K and Voracek M}, title = {Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychiatry}, volume = {11}, number = {}, pages = {-}, year = {2020} }
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