Krill Patrick R, Thomas Hannah M, Kramer Meaghyn R, Degeneffe Nikki, Anker Justin J
Krill Strategies, LLC, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Feb 11;11(4):536. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11040536.
Suicide is a significant public health concern, and lawyers have been shown to have an elevated risk for contemplating it. In this study, we sought to identify predictors of suicidal ideation in a sample consisting of 1962 randomly selected lawyers. Using logistic regression analysis, we found that high levels of work overcommitment, high levels of perceived stress, loneliness as measured by the UCLA loneliness scale, and being male were all significantly associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation. These results suggest that interventions aimed at reducing work overcommitment, stress, and loneliness, and addressing gender-specific risk factors, may be effective in reducing the risk of suicidal ideation among lawyers. Further research is needed to expand upon these findings and to develop and test interventions specifically tailored to the needs of this population.
自杀是一个重大的公共卫生问题，已有研究表明律师有更高的自杀倾向风险。在本研究中，我们试图在一个由1962名随机挑选的律师组成的样本中确定自杀意念的预测因素。通过逻辑回归分析，我们发现工作过度投入程度高、感知压力水平高、用加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独量表测量的孤独感以及男性身份都与自杀意念风险增加显著相关。这些结果表明，旨在减少工作过度投入、压力和孤独感以及解决特定性别风险因素的干预措施，可能有效降低律师群体中自杀意念的风险。需要进一步的研究来拓展这些发现，并开发和测试专门针对该人群需求的干预措施。
