"She Was Feeling Overwhelmed at Home Caring for Her Children": Expectations of "Intensive Motherhood" as a Risk Factor for Young Women's Suicide.

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q1 WOMENS STUDIES

Violence Against Women Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-23 DOI:10.1177/10778012241265365

Harriet Townsend

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Abstract

Suicide is a leading cause of death among young women and perinatal mothers. This paper explores how expectations of motherhood played a role in young women's deaths by suicide. I question the notion that motherhood is a "protective" factor against suicide. Using the concept of "intensive motherhood," I interrogate how expectations of mothers became fatal. Through analysis of 31 young Australian mothers who died by suicide, three key themes are explored, centered upon the theme of "failing motherhood": mothering without a father, mothering with mental illness, and the loss of care of children.

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"她在家中照顾孩子时感到不堪重负"：对 "密集型母亲 "的期望是年轻女性自杀的风险因素。

自杀是年轻女性和围产期母亲的主要死因。本文探讨了对母亲身份的期望如何在年轻女性自杀死亡中发挥作用。我对母性是防止自杀的 "保护性 "因素这一观点提出质疑。我利用 "密集型母性 "这一概念，探讨了对母亲的期望是如何成为致命因素的。通过对 31 位自杀身亡的澳大利亚年轻母亲的分析，探讨了以 "失败的母性 "为中心的三个关键主题：没有父亲的母性、患有精神疾病的母性以及失去对子女的关爱。

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Violence Against Women WOMENS STUDIES-

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

4.50%

发文量

142

期刊介绍： Violence against Women is an international, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of research and information on all aspects of the problem of violence against women. The journal assumes a broad definition of violence; topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, sexual assault, incest, sexual harassment, female infantcide, female circumcision, and female sexual slavery.