title: Female suicide bombers and burdensomeness.
abstract: Brief case descriptions from journalists are presented to illustrate the role of traumatic experiences, the sense of being a burden to their families, and shame and humiliation in female suicide bombers.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D054042:Bombs; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006708:Homicide / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D008016:Life Change Events; D008877:Middle East; D009042:Motivation; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012752:Shame; D012928:Social Desirability; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D023481:Terrorism / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*