Suicide attempts and stressful life events among female victims of intimate partner violence living in poverty in Nicaragua

This article describes a study of 136 female intimate partner violence victims living in poverty in Nicaragua. The paper aimed to analyze the relationship between experiencing stressful life events (SLE) and perceived social support with suicide attempts, and to evaluate the differences in the SLE e...

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Autores: Guillén, Ana Isabel, Panadero Herrero, Sonia, Rivas Rivero, Esther, Vázquez Cabrera, José Juan|||0000-0003-4601-1920
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/26643
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/26643
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12207
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Suicide attempts
Stressful life events
Intimate parther violence
Developing country
Psicología
Sociología
Psychology
Sociology
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Sumario:This article describes a study of 136 female intimate partner violence victims living in poverty in Nicaragua. The paper aimed to analyze the relationship between experiencing stressful life events (SLE) and perceived social support with suicide attempts, and to evaluate the differences in the SLE experienced by female suicide attempters versus non-attempters. The results showed the existence of a high level of SLE among the interviewees, and that women who have attempted suicide have experienced substantially more of these events. Experiences of violence and less social support were especially related to suicide attempts among the interviewees.