Canetto S S
Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 1992 Spring;22(1):80-97.
Gender is one of the most important predictors of suicide in the elderly. In North America, older women are less likely to be suicidal than older men. So far, suicidologists have either ignored gender differences or have focused on the presumed causes of older men's suicidal behavior. In this paper, the focus is on older women's low rates of suicidal mortality. On the basis of a review of the literature, several hypotheses are suggested. One is that gender differences in suicide mortality reflect differences in coping. Another hypothesis is that gender differences are influenced by gender norms of suicidal behavior. Directions for prevention are proposed.
性别是老年人自杀最重要的预测因素之一。在北美，老年女性自杀的可能性低于老年男性。到目前为止，自杀学专家要么忽略了性别差异，要么专注于老年男性自杀行为的假定原因。本文重点关注老年女性自杀死亡率较低的情况。在文献综述的基础上，提出了几种假设。一种假设是自杀死亡率的性别差异反映了应对方式的差异。另一种假设是性别差异受自杀行为的性别规范影响。文中还提出了预防方向。
