Townsend Harriet
Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Violence Against Women. 2025 Sep;31(11):2803-2829. doi: 10.1177/10778012241265365. Epub 2024 Jul 23.
Suicide is a leading cause of death among young women and perinatal mothers. This paper explores how expectations of motherhood played a role in young women's deaths by suicide. I question the notion that motherhood is a "protective" factor against suicide. Using the concept of "intensive motherhood," I interrogate how expectations of mothers became fatal. Through analysis of 31 young Australian mothers who died by suicide, three key themes are explored, centered upon the theme of "failing motherhood": mothering without a father, mothering with mental illness, and the loss of care of children.
自杀是年轻女性和围产期母亲死亡的主要原因之一。本文探讨了为人母的期望如何在年轻女性自杀死亡中发挥作用。我质疑母亲身份是预防自杀的“保护”因素这一观点。运用“强化母性”的概念，我审视了对母亲的期望是如何变得致命的。通过对31名自杀身亡的澳大利亚年轻母亲的分析，探讨了三个关键主题，这些主题都围绕着“失败的母亲身份”这一主题展开：没有父亲参与的育儿、患有精神疾病的育儿以及失去对孩子的照料。
