| Abstract [eng] |
In 2019, suicides in Lithuania accounted for the largest share of all deaths due to external causes. It is observed that suicide rates for men are significantly higher than for women. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the links between male and female suicide, attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help, and acceptance of social roles. A quantitative data collection and analysis strategy was chosen to achieve the goal. 1421 adults participated in this study: 459 (32.30%) men and 962 (67.70%) women. The mean age of the participants was 44.01 years. (SD = 16.53; 18 to 92 years). The following instruments are used in the work: Suicidal Behavior Questionnaire - Revised (SBQ-R), Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help: Short Form (ATSPPH-SF) and Social Roles Questionnaire (SRQ). The results revealed that the averages of the estimates of attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help and acceptance of social roles in the samples of men and women differ statistically significantly. Women have more positive attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help than men. Men are more in favor of traditional social roles than women. The mean of suicide estimates in the male and female samples did not differ statistically significantly. The following main links have been identified: a statistically significant positive relationship between suicide and attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help; a statistically significant negative association between suicide and acceptance of social roles; a statistically significant negative relationship between acceptance of social roles and attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help. |
