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Feminist Characteristics as Buffers to Suicide Attitudes and Ideation
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Oney, Kimberly Mikich
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1144423938
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Year and Degree
2006, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counseling Psychology.
Abstract
The study of protective factors related to suicide has expanded in recent years and has yielded empirical support for the buffering quality against suicidality of several constructs, including religiosity and social support (Marion & Range, 2003a, b). The current study attempted to extend this line of research to explore the buffering quality of several other characteristics (including self-esteem, autonomy, spirituality, religiosity, social support) and to integrate a theoretical explanation that prior buffer research lacked. A total of 120 college-age women participated in the study. The full regression model that included hopelessness and the constellation of characteristics conceptually associated with feminist orientation (i.e. self-esteem, autonomy, religiosity/spirituality, and social support) was able to significantly predict suicide risk (as measured by a suicide ideation scale) in this sample of college women. However, feminist characteristics did not add to the variance in suicide risk above and beyond that which was accounted for by hopelessness, nor did the model predict suicide attitudes. The single order correlations yielded interesting findings and provided support for the mediating relationship of hopelessness between feminist characteristics and suicide opinions and risk.
Committee
James Rogers (Advisor)
Pages
144 p.
Subject Headings
Psychology, Clinical
Keywords
suicide
;
feminist attitudes
;
suicide buffers
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Oney, K. M. (2006).
Feminist Characteristics as Buffers to Suicide Attitudes and Ideation
[Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1144423938
APA Style (7th edition)
Oney, Kimberly.
Feminist Characteristics as Buffers to Suicide Attitudes and Ideation.
2006. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1144423938.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Oney, Kimberly. "Feminist Characteristics as Buffers to Suicide Attitudes and Ideation." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1144423938
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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