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Affect Intensity, Masculine Gender Norm Conformity, & Suicide

Duncan, Cole Ellington
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8643-8358
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1630350767937869

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2021, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
The suicide rate for middle-aged white men, 45-64 years old, rose to the highest rate compared to any other demographic in 2019 (CDC, 2020). Despite the high incidence of suicide in men, remarkably little is known about its contributing factors (Bilsker & White, 2011). The current study hypothesized that conformity to the masculine gender norms of self-reliance, emotional control, and violence would mediate the relationship between affect intensity and suicide. Analyses were conducted on data from a sample of 109 middle-aged men, ages 45-64 years, collected online from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Participants completed self-report measures of affect intensity, conformity to masculine gender norms, and suicidality. Although there was a significant and positive relationship between affect intensity and suicidality, conformity to emotional control, violence, and self-reliance did not significantly mediate the relationship between affect intensity and suicidality. However, there was a significant positive association between conformity to self-reliance and suicidality. In addition, exploratory analyses indicated that conformity to power over women significantly mediated the relationship between affect intensity and suicidality. The findings from this study indicate that middle-aged men with higher affect intensity are at higher risk for suicide. In addition, results suggest that middle aged men who conform to the masculine gender norms of self-reliance and power over women are at higher risk for suicide.
Nicholas Salsman, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Chair)
Jennifer Phillips, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kathleen Hart, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
76 p.
Clinical Psychology
Affect Intensity; Conformity to Masculine Gender Norms; Suicide; Suicidality; Acquired Capability; Thwarted Belongingness; Perceived Burdensomeness; Firearms

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  • Duncan, C. E. (2021). Affect Intensity, Masculine Gender Norm Conformity, & Suicide [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1630350767937869

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Duncan, Cole. Affect Intensity, Masculine Gender Norm Conformity, & Suicide. 2021. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1630350767937869.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Duncan, Cole. "Affect Intensity, Masculine Gender Norm Conformity, & Suicide." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1630350767937869

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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