Citation

Lau R, Morse CA, Macfarlane S. J. Women Aging. 2010; 22(1): 3-14.

Affiliation

Monash University, Centre of Medicine Use and Safety, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08952840903488831

PMID

20391144

Abstract

The aim of this study was to measure a range of psychological factors identified as important in the literature (resilience, psychological distress, feelings of hopelessness, personal and interpersonal control) among community-dwelling elderly women (N = 31) who had suicidal intentions or attempted suicide. The target group was matched to a control group on age within 5 years. The target group reported lower resilience, personal and interpersonal control but higher psychological distress and feelings of hopelessness compared to the control group. Women who had suicidal ideation or attempts in the last 12 months reported higher personal and interpersonal control. This suggests that although suicide among older women is strongly linked to psychological factors, it warrants further investigation.

Language: en