Coping strategies in suicide attempters

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Professor of community medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Psychiatrist, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Students Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4 MA. in clinical psychology, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran

5 Assistant professor of community medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Suicide as a psychological disorder is a serious problem throughout the world. Everyone with suicidal risk factors does not harm themselves. It means that some of them cope with difficulties, stress, and life changes. There are different coping strategies for suicidal crises.  
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 702 suicide attempters who were referred to the health care system from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015. We evaluated their coping strategies with a standardized questionnaire (Jalowiec Coping Scale). Data were analyzed by SPSS 11.5 software using Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests.
Results: The results reveal that the emotive strategy was the most common. We found that a higher educational level was a predicting factor of using some coping strategy. Overall, age and being married were the predictors of using any coping strategy.
Conclusion: By evaluating coping strategies that suicide attempters used and variables that affect it (e.g., age, educational level etc.), we can improve their coping skills to reduce the number of suicides.   

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 23, Issue 5
September and October 2021
Pages 317-322

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