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Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk
Suicide is a significant public health concern, and lawyers have been shown to have an elevated risk for contemplating it. In this study, we sought to identify predictors of suicidal ideation in a sample consisting of 1962 randomly selected lawyers. Using logistic regression analysis, we found that...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9956925/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833071 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11040536 |
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author | Krill, Patrick R. Thomas, Hannah M. Kramer, Meaghyn R. Degeneffe, Nikki Anker, Justin J. |
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description | Suicide is a significant public health concern, and lawyers have been shown to have an elevated risk for contemplating it. In this study, we sought to identify predictors of suicidal ideation in a sample consisting of 1962 randomly selected lawyers. Using logistic regression analysis, we found that high levels of work overcommitment, high levels of perceived stress, loneliness as measured by the UCLA loneliness scale, and being male were all significantly associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation. These results suggest that interventions aimed at reducing work overcommitment, stress, and loneliness, and addressing gender-specific risk factors, may be effective in reducing the risk of suicidal ideation among lawyers. Further research is needed to expand upon these findings and to develop and test interventions specifically tailored to the needs of this population. |
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spelling | pubmed-99569252023-02-25 Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk Krill, Patrick R. Thomas, Hannah M. Kramer, Meaghyn R. Degeneffe, Nikki Anker, Justin J. Healthcare (Basel) Article Suicide is a significant public health concern, and lawyers have been shown to have an elevated risk for contemplating it. In this study, we sought to identify predictors of suicidal ideation in a sample consisting of 1962 randomly selected lawyers. Using logistic regression analysis, we found that high levels of work overcommitment, high levels of perceived stress, loneliness as measured by the UCLA loneliness scale, and being male were all significantly associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation. These results suggest that interventions aimed at reducing work overcommitment, stress, and loneliness, and addressing gender-specific risk factors, may be effective in reducing the risk of suicidal ideation among lawyers. Further research is needed to expand upon these findings and to develop and test interventions specifically tailored to the needs of this population. MDPI 2023-02-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9956925/ /pubmed/36833071 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11040536 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Krill, Patrick R. Thomas, Hannah M. Kramer, Meaghyn R. Degeneffe, Nikki Anker, Justin J. Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk |
title | Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk |
title_full | Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk |
title_fullStr | Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk |
title_full_unstemmed | Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk |
title_short | Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk |
title_sort | stressed, lonely, and overcommitted: predictors of lawyer suicide risk |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9956925/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833071 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11040536 |
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