Love and achievement motives in women's and men's suicide notes
SS Canetto, D Lester�- The Journal of psychology, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The Journal of psychology, 2002•Taylor & Francis
It is often assumed that women kill themselves because of love and men because of
achievement problems. The authors evaluated the suicide notes of 56 US adult women and
men with regard to love and achievement motives. Love themes were significantly more
common than achievement themes, independent of sex and age. This suggests that, at least
for US adults who leave suicide notes, relationship concerns may be a dominant component
of the motivation for suicide.
achievement problems. The authors evaluated the suicide notes of 56 US adult women and
men with regard to love and achievement motives. Love themes were significantly more
common than achievement themes, independent of sex and age. This suggests that, at least
for US adults who leave suicide notes, relationship concerns may be a dominant component
of the motivation for suicide.
Abstract
It is often assumed that women kill themselves because of love and men because of achievement problems. The authors evaluated the suicide notes of 56 U.S. adult women and men with regard to love and achievement motives. Love themes were significantly more common than achievement themes, independent of sex and age. This suggests that, at least for U.S. adults who leave suicide notes, relationship concerns may be a dominant component of the motivation for suicide.
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