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| Title |
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among women firefighters: An examination of associated features and comparison of pre-career and career prevalence rates
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| Published in |
Journal of Affective Disorders, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.jad.2017.06.016 |
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| Authors |
Ian H. Stanley, Melanie A. Hom, Sally Spencer-Thomas, Thomas E. Joiner |
| Abstract |
Women protective service workers die by suicide at a higher rate than women workers in other occupational groups. However, no study has examined rates and correlates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among women firefighters, despite the potential for these data to inform suicide screening, prevention, and intervention initiatives. The purpose of this study is to describe and compare pre-career and career rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors and identify their sociodemographic and occupational correlates among women firefighters. Data were obtained from 313 current U.S. women firefighters who completed a web-based survey (mean age = 37.30y, SD = 9.70y, 92.7% White). Pre-career rates of suicide ideation, plans, attempts, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) were found to be 28.4%, 10.2%, 5.8%, and 11.2%, respectively. Career rates of suicide ideation, plans, attempts, and NSSI were found to be 37.7%, 10.9%, 3.5%, and 9.3%, respectively. Pre-career rates of suicide ideation (OR = 4.760, 95% CI = 2.820-8.034, p < 0.001), plans (OR = 4.867, 95% CI = 2.067-11.463, p < 0.001), attempts (OR = 7.175, 95% CI = 1.726-29.828, p = 0.007), and NSSI (OR = 9.676, 95% CI = 4.130-22.670, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with career suicidality. With few exceptions, neither sociodemographic characteristics nor firefighter experiences were associated with career suicidal symptoms. Study limitations include a cross-sectional design and convenience sample recruitment strategy. Women firefighters report elevated rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Suicidal symptoms occurring prior to one's tenure as a firefighter-and not solely an aspect of firefighter career experiences-should be considered in suicide risk screening, prevention, and intervention initiatives. Studies examining modifiable suicide risk factors and correlates (e.g., psychiatric symptoms, workplace harassment) are needed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 17% |
| Spain | 1 | 8% |
| Japan | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 9 | 75% |
| Scientists | 2 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 137 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 137 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 12% |
| Researcher | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 12% |
| Unknown | 47 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 37 | 27% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 8% |
| Engineering | 6 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 11% |
| Unknown | 48 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 June 2017.
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