Cross-cultural study of the thwarting disorientation theory of suicide

Journal of Abnormal Psychology • Vol/Iss. 73 • Published In • Pages: 353-357 •
By Krauss, Herbert H., Krauss, Beatrice J.

Abstract

Authors suggest that suicide is more likely to occur in contexts where an individual's social ties are threatened, weakened, or broken, causing social dislocation (thwarting-disorientation contexts). Results support this hypothesis.

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Hypotheses (5)

HypothesisSupported
"More suicides should take place in thwarting disorientation contexts than non-thwarting disorientation contexts" (354)Supported
"There should be a positive correlation between the total number of suicides recorded and the number of thwarting disorientation situations scored present for each society" (354)Supported
"There should be a positive correlation between the total number of suicides committed in the context of thwarting disorientation and the number of thwarting disorientation situations scored present for each society" (354)Supported
"The . . . correlation of thwarting disorientation situations and TD suicide [should] exceed [that between] thwarting disorientation situations and non TD suicide cases" (356)Supported
"The thwarting disorientation contexts associated with individual suicides should be the same as the thwarting disorientation situations scored present for the society" (354)Not Supported
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