RT Article
T1 Intimate Partner Violence and Suicidality: Applicability of General Strain Theory to Women in Trinidad and Tobago
JF Violence against women
VO 31
IS 5
SP 1063
OP 1081
A1 Baek, Hyunin
A2 Han, Sungil
A2 Seepersad, Randy
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1919389067
AB Suicide among women is a growing problem in Trinidad and Tobago. Despite efforts to reduce suicide, the etiology of suicidal behaviors in this region has rarely been examined. Using the National Women's Health Survey for Trinidad and Tobago in 2018 (n = 1,079), this study examined the causes of suicidality through concepts contained in Agnew's general strain theory, such as negative stimuli (i.e., intimate partner violence [IPV]) and negative emotion (i.e., depression). By estimating structural equation models, this study found that IPV was strongly related to depression and suicidality. Particularly, depression mediated the effect of IPV on suicidality.
K1 Trinidad and Tobago
K1 General Strain Theory
K1 Depression
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
K1 Suicidality
DO 10.1177/10778012231220381