Suicidal Behaviour as an Emerging Factor in Female Victims of Gender-Based Violence within a Relationship: An Exploratory Study

Ismael Puig-Amores, Isabel Cuadrado-Gordillo () and Guadalupe Martín-Mora-Parra
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Ismael Puig-Amores: Department of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
Isabel Cuadrado-Gordillo: Department of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
Guadalupe Martín-Mora-Parra: Department of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-18

Abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV), in addition to being an important public health problem, is a risk factor for suicidal behaviour (SB). The objective of this study was to explore the risk of suicidal behaviour associated with the different forms of abuse and the consequences derived from it. This exploratory study was conducted on a sample of women who experienced IPV ( N = 70) in the Extremadura Region (Spain). Demographic factors, abuse experience, suicidal ideation (SI), suicidal communication (SC), and suicide attempts (SAs) were analysed according to the type of abuse. We found that a very high prevalence of psychological violence (IPVp) was accompanied, in most cases, by some other type of abuse (IPVp+). Additionally, a significant relationship was found between IPV and SB. Logistic regression revealed a greater risk of SI and SA in the IPVp+ group. The results of this study could be useful to healthcare service professionals in preventing suicidal behaviour.

Keywords: suicidal behaviours; intimate partner violence; risk factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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