@article{ref1,
title="Women, femininity, indirect and direct self-destructiveness. A review",
journal="Psychiatric quarterly",
year="2018",
author="Tsirigotis, Konstantinos",
volume="89",
number="2",
pages="427-437",
abstract="The aim of this work was to review results of research into direct and indirect self-destructiveness in women. Studied projects covered two populations: individuals who attempted suicide and individuals who did not attempt suicide. The Chronic Self-Destructiveness Scale and Bem Sex Role Inventory were used. Intensity of indirect self-destructiveness is lower in women. A probable explanation of the gender paradox in suicides may be the hypothesis that suicides attempted by men more often end in death as men display stronger indirect self-destructiveness. Masculinity and male sex are factors that predispose to indirect self-destructiveness, while femininity and female sex are factors protecting against it. Gender schema opposite to biological sex is significant to intensity of indirect self-destructiveness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-2720",
doi="10.1007/s11126-017-9545-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11126-017-9545-4"
}