| dc.description.abstract | bjective: This study explored the characteristics, causality, and suicidal behavior among family members with suicide history in
Wonogiri, Central Java, Indonesia.
Methods: Qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 family members who had made suicide attempts. The
interviews directly explored the relationships among characteristics, causality, and suicidal behavior. The research data were analyzed
using the Miles and Huberman approach.
Results: The results indicate that there are relationships among characteristics, causality, and suicidal behaviors. The characteristics
contributing to suicide attempts were male gender, age (adolescence and old age), lack of religious activities, introvert nature, low
economic status, chronic diseases, unemployment, and a history of family members with suicide attempts. The causality of suicide
was joblessness, economic crisis, unemployment, family conditions, personality disorder, depression, sickness, and suicide ideation.
Conclusions: The findings highlight the relationships among characteristics, casuality, and suicidal behaviors. Suicide occurs when individuals have some problems that they cannot solve because of the lack of family support. The causal factors were related to one
another, which caused the suicidal behavior. One of the most effective suicide prevention strategies is educating the community on
how to identify suicidal signs and increase social supports. | en_US |
