Date of Award
5-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Department
Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology
First Advisor
William Buhrow, PsyD, Chair
Second Advisor
Luann Foster, PsyD, Member
Third Advisor
Ryan Thompson, PsyD, Member
Abstract
While women are more likely to take suicidal action, men are more likely to die of it. This difference has been partially, but not completely explained by the methods of suicide generally chosen by men and women. While this and other factors have been explored, there is no conclusive answer for the difference in death rates. Research suggests that men and women make decisions differently, and if these differences contribute to variations in their movement from suicidal ideation to suicidal action, we might expect to see these differences reflected in the amount of time it takes men and women to move from suicidal ideation to action. Using a data set collected by Millner et al. in 2015, we used Welch’s t-tests to compare the length of time between an individual’s earliest age experiencing their most significant suicidal thought, their first time contemplating a suicide method, location, making the decision to take suicidal action, and taking suicidal action. Results suggest that women experienced their first significant suicidal thought at a younger age than men, however, no other significant results were found.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Carina, "Length of Time Differences between Genders in Factors of Movement from Suicidal Ideation to Suicidal Action" (2024). Doctor of Psychology (PsyD). 575.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/psyd/575
