The gender suicide paradox under gender role reversal during industrialisation

Moore, F., Taylor, S., Beaumont, J., Gibson, R. and Starkey, C. (2018) The gender suicide paradox under gender role reversal during industrialisation. PLoS ONE, 13(8), e0202487. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202487) (PMID:30138465) (PMCID:PMC6107173)

Abstract

Objectives: To test for social structural effects on the gender paradox in suicidal behaviour. Methods: We analyzed newspaper reports of completed and attempted suicides in the Scottish city of Dundee during the mass movement of women into the paid labour force in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. We calculated rates of suicides per 100,000 of the male and female populations. Results: We found that the female suicide rate dropped during this time period, whereas there was only a significant reduction in attempted suicide amongst men. Conclusions: Our understanding, and action to prevent, suicide in men and women must take place in the context of our gendered social world.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Moore, Fhionna

Creator Roles

Moore, F.: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing

• Authors: Moore, F., Taylor, S., Beaumont, J., Gibson, R., and Starkey, C.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Journal Name: PLoS ONE
• Publisher: Public Library of Science
• ISSN: 1932-6203
• ISSN (Online): 1932-6203
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 Moore et al
• First Published: First published in PLoS ONE 13(8):e0202487
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License