title: Factors from Durkheim's family integration related to suicidal ideation among men with histories of child sexual abuse.
abstract: Men who were sexually abused during childhood represent a highly stigmatized, marginalized population at risk for a variety of long-term mental health problems. Using the family integration dimension of Durkheim's theory of suicide, factors associated with suicidal ideation among a purposive sample of 487 men with histories of child sexual abuse were examined. Four variables--length of cohabitation, maternal support after disclosure, parental divorce, and older age--were negatively related to suicidal ideation. The analysis provides partial support for Durkheim's model. Implications for education, clinical practice, and future research are presented.
authors: Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. scott.easton@bc.edu
authors: Scott D
authors: SD
authors: Easton
authors: Lynette M
authors: LM
authors: Renner
mesh_terms: D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012307:Risk Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology