From Mardi Gras to Manangatang : Sense of belonging and mental health in Australian men as a function of sexual orientation
- Authors: Jude, Belinda , McLaren, Suzanne , McLachlan, Angus
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Journal of Psychology Vol. 55, no. (2003), p. 187
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Lesbians living in Australia : Sense of belonging and mental health
- Authors: McLaren, Suzanne
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Journal of Psychology Vol. 55, no. (2003), p. 197
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The attitudes of Australian heterosexual university students towards the suicide of gay, lesbian and heterosexual peers
- Authors: Molloy, Mari , McLaren, Suzanne
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education Vol. 2, no. 2 (2004), p. 27-51
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- Description: This study sought to examine the attitudes of heterosexual university students to peer suicide when that peer was gay, lesbian, or heterosexual. University students (n = 206) completed several questionnaires, including The Suicide Attitude Vignette Experience. Results indicated that the suicide act was seen as more justified, acceptable, and necessary when the adolescent was gay or lesbian. Further, gay and lesbian youth suicide victims were shown significantly less empathy than heterosexual suicide victims. Participants' level of homophobia was found to be a significant predictor of attitudes toward gay and lesbian youth suicide. Results indicate that the peer group of gay and lesbian youth is unsupportive of their sexual orientation, and these attitudes may be an additional risk factor for gay and lesbian youth suicide.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003000950
Do I belong? Sense of belonging and mental health among older and younger Australian men
- Authors: Morris, Simon , McLaren, Suzanne
- Date: 2005
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Journal of Psychology Vol. 57, no. (2005), p. 234
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The association of depression and sense of belonging with suicidal ideation among older adults : Applicability of resiliency models
- Authors: McLaren, Suzanne , Gomez, Rapson , Bailey, Maria , Vanderhorst, Renee
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior Vol. 37, no. 1 (2007), p. 89-102
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- Description: Suicide among older people, especially men, is a significant problem. In this study the applicability of the compensatory, the risk-protective, the challenge, and the protective-protective models of resiliency for the prediction of suicidal ideation from depression (the risk factor) and sense of belonging to the community (the protective factor) was investigated. A total of 351 retired Australians (130 males and 221 females), with a mean age of 71.31 years (SD = 7.99), completed the Zung Depression Scale, the suicide subscale of the General Health Questionnaire, and the Sense of Belonging Instrument. When sense of belonging (psychological) was the protective factor, results indicated support for the risk-protective model for men and women, and for the compensatory model for women only. In contrast, when sense of belonging (antecedents) was the protective factor, support was evident for the compensatory model for men and women, and for the challenge model for women only. Results indicate that interventions should be developed to enhance sense of belonging among aging adults. © 2007 The American Association of Suicidology.
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- Description: 2003005765
The interrelations of agency, depression, and suicidal ideation among older adults
- Authors: Hobbs, Mitchell , McLaren, Suzanne
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior Vol. 39, no. 2 (2009), p. 161-171
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- Description: The high rates of suicide among older men are cause for concern, and have prompted the investigation of factors that might explain these elevated rates. The current research examined whether the gender role construct agency was associated with depression and suicidal ideation among older adults. The results, based on self-report data from a sample of older Australian men (n = 69) and women (n = 90), indicated that depression mediated the relation between agency and suicidal ideation. In addition, for older men only, agency moderated the depression-suicidal ideation relation. The results suggest that older adults, and particularly men, with low levels of agency should be the targets for interventions aimed at increasing levels of agency and improving mental health. © 2009 The American Association of Suicidology.