Attitudes toward Suicide and Emotional Expressivity: Gender and Culture Specific Associations with Suicide Proneness for Japanese and American College Students

Authors

Motoko SaitoFollow
Jeff J. Klibert, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, University of South AlabamaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Publication Title

Death Studies

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2012.699910

ISSN

1091-7683

Abstract

This study considered whether suicide acceptability and emotional expressivity were associated with suicide proneness in American and Japanese women and men. Participants included 417 (283 women, 134 men) American and 396 (243 women, 150 men) Japanese college students. Regression models indicated that suicide acceptability predicted unique variance in suicide proneness for both American and Japanese women and men. However, emotional expressivity contributed to understanding the suicide proneness of American college students only. Culturally appropriate prevention and intervention implications associated with reducing suicide acceptance and cultivating well-being and resiliency are offered.

Recommended Citation

Saito, Motoko, Jeff J. Klibert, Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling. 2013. "Attitudes toward Suicide and Emotional Expressivity: Gender and Culture Specific Associations with Suicide Proneness for Japanese and American College Students." Death Studies, 37: 848-865: Taylor and Francis Online. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2012.699910 source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07481187.2012.699910
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