Department of Health & Kinesiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Department of Public Health, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Child Abuse Negl. 2022 Jul;129:105637. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105637. Epub 2022 May 3.
One-quarter of homicide-suicide deaths in the U.S. are children. Filicide-suicide, a subset of homicide-suicide involving parent or caregiver perpetrators, is the most common form of homicide-suicide involving children. While these incidents have significant impacts, relatively few studies examine modifiable factors that contribute to these incidents.
The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of circumstances and contributing factors for filicide-suicide deaths, focusing on the individual and interpersonal differences between male and female perpetrators.
This study utilized data from the National Violent Deaths Reporting System (NVDRS), which included 76 filicide-suicide incidents reported to NVDRS in 32 U.S. states between 2013 and 2015.
We conducted a qualitative content analysis, which was grounded in the Marzuk, Tardiff, and Hirsch (1992) framework. We reviewed the filicide-suicide narratives and engaged in conversations about codes or themes that emerged for the filicide-suicide narratives. Additional codes were added as needed, and narratives were retroactively coded to ensure codes were consistently applied.
Relationship conflict and mental health issues were common among male and female perpetrators, but the manifestation of these factors differed greatly. For female perpetrators, relationship conflict, mental health issues, and children's chronic health issues commonly co-occurred. In contrast, relationship conflict, history of violence, and consequences of violence (e.g., legal issues, job problems) more commonly co-occurred among male perpetrators.
Filicide-suicides are preventable acts of violence with numerous contributing factors. Our findings highlight the need for prevention efforts to recognize interpersonal experiences, particularly differences between male and female perpetrators.
美国四分之一的杀人-自杀死亡事件涉及儿童。杀亲-自杀是杀人-自杀的一个子集，涉及父母或照顾者的犯罪者，是涉及儿童的最常见的杀人-自杀形式。虽然这些事件产生了重大影响，但相对较少的研究探讨导致这些事件的可改变因素。
本研究旨在确定杀亲-自杀死亡的情况和促成因素模式，重点关注男女犯罪者之间的个体和人际差异。
本研究利用了国家暴力死亡报告系统（NVDRS）的数据，其中包括 2013 年至 2015 年期间美国 32 个州向 NVDRS报告的 76 起杀亲-自杀事件。
我们进行了定性内容分析，该分析基于 Marzuk、Tardiff 和 Hirsch（1992 年）框架。我们审查了杀亲-自杀叙述，并就杀亲-自杀叙述中出现的代码或主题进行了对话。根据需要添加了其他代码，并对叙述进行了追溯性编码，以确保代码得到一致应用。
关系冲突和心理健康问题在男女犯罪者中很常见，但这些因素的表现方式有很大的不同。对于女性犯罪者，关系冲突、心理健康问题和儿童的慢性健康问题通常同时发生。相比之下，关系冲突、暴力史和暴力的后果（例如法律问题、工作问题）在男性犯罪者中更常见同时发生。
杀亲-自杀是可预防的暴力行为，有许多促成因素。我们的研究结果强调了预防工作需要认识到人际关系经历，特别是男女犯罪者之间的差异。
