Marecek J
Department of Psychology, Swarthmore College, PA 19081, USA.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 1998 Spring;28(1):69-81.
In less than 50 years, the rate of suicide among Sri Lankans has risen from a modest level to one of the highest in the world. This article describes the current pattern of suicides, including sex differences and similarities, and reviews some of the institutional practices, material conditions, and social norms that may figure in the increases. A study is reported, which asked how ordinary Sri Lankans account for suicidal behavior and what practices they recommend for assisting suicidal individuals. Gender inflected these accounts, with essentialist accounts associated with women's suicides and contextual accounts associated with men's suicides.
在不到50年的时间里，斯里兰卡人的自杀率已从较低水平升至世界最高水平之一。本文描述了当前的自杀模式，包括性别差异与共性，并审视了一些可能导致自杀率上升的制度性做法、物质条件和社会规范。文中报告了一项研究，该研究询问普通斯里兰卡人如何解释自杀行为，以及他们建议采取哪些做法来帮助有自杀倾向的人。性别影响了这些解释，本质主义解释与女性自杀相关，情境解释与男性自杀相关。
