Socialt stöd och suicidförsök: en studie av överskuldsatta som besökt budget- och skuldrådgivningen
(2024) PSPR14 20241Department of Psychology
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Överskuldsättning relateras till olika former av hälsobesvär, inklusive suicidalt beteende. Budget- och skuldrådgivningen (BUS) är en av få instanser som erbjuder denna grupp hjälp genom finansiell rådgivning. Dock finns lite kunskap om deras klientel. I forskningen har sedermera lågt socialt stöd relaterats till suicid, men relationen är ej ännu beforskad bland överskuldsatta. Syftet med föreliggande tvärsnittsstudie bestående av 641 respondenter var att undersöka sambandet mellan socialt stöd och suicidförsök hos överskuldsatta, speciellt de som varit i kontakt med BUS. Vidare studerades ifall belagda riskfaktorer för suicid samt upplevd hjälp från BUS förändrade sambandet. Alla respondenter som vid svarstillfället var registrerade hos... (More)
- Överskuldsättning relateras till olika former av hälsobesvär, inklusive suicidalt beteende. Budget- och skuldrådgivningen (BUS) är en av få instanser som erbjuder denna grupp hjälp genom finansiell rådgivning. Dock finns lite kunskap om deras klientel. I forskningen har sedermera lågt socialt stöd relaterats till suicid, men relationen är ej ännu beforskad bland överskuldsatta. Syftet med föreliggande tvärsnittsstudie bestående av 641 respondenter var att undersöka sambandet mellan socialt stöd och suicidförsök hos överskuldsatta, speciellt de som varit i kontakt med BUS. Vidare studerades ifall belagda riskfaktorer för suicid samt upplevd hjälp från BUS förändrade sambandet. Alla respondenter som vid svarstillfället var registrerade hos kronofogden inkluderades. Initialt studerades gruppskillnader mellan (1) överskuldsatta som fått hjälp av BUS och (2) överskuldsatta som inte varit i kontakt med BUS. Analyserna visade på små men signifikanta skillnader rörande kön och skuldtid. Genom bivariata korrelationsanalyser undersöktes sambanden mellan kvantitativa och kvalitativa mått av socialt stöd och suicidförsök, där små men signifikanta resultat identifierades. Sedermera genomfördes binära logistiska regressioner för en fördjupad förståelse av sambanden. När de kvalitativa och kvantitativa måtten av socialt stöd kombinerades i en modell relaterades enbart den kvantitativa signifikant till suicidförsök. Riskfaktorer för suicid så som manligt kön och att leva ensam, som uppvisade ett statistiskt signifikant samband till suicidförsök hos studiens sample inkluderades som kontrollvariabler i en sista modell. Vid kontroll var det kvantitativa måttet av socialt stöd fortsatt signifikant. Praktiska implikationer av resultatet samt förslag på framtida forskning diskuterades. (Less)
- Abstract
- Over-indebtedness is related to various forms of health problems, including suicidal behavior. The Budget and Debt Counselling Service (BUS) is one of the few agencies that offers this group help through financial advice. However, little is known about their clientele. In research, low social support has been related to suicide, but the relationship is unknown in over-indebted people. The aim of this cross-sectional study (N=641) was to investigate the relationship between social support and suicide attempts in over-indebted, especially those who have been in contact with BUS. Furthermore, it was studied whether proven risk factors for suicide and perceived help from BUS related to the association. All participants were registered with the... (More)
- Over-indebtedness is related to various forms of health problems, including suicidal behavior. The Budget and Debt Counselling Service (BUS) is one of the few agencies that offers this group help through financial advice. However, little is known about their clientele. In research, low social support has been related to suicide, but the relationship is unknown in over-indebted people. The aim of this cross-sectional study (N=641) was to investigate the relationship between social support and suicide attempts in over-indebted, especially those who have been in contact with BUS. Furthermore, it was studied whether proven risk factors for suicide and perceived help from BUS related to the association. All participants were registered with the Swedish Enforcement Authority. Initially, group differences were studied between participants (1) who had received help from BUS and (2) those who had not been in contact with BUS. Small but significant differences regarding gender and duration of debt were measured. When the associations between quantitative and qualitative measures of social support and suicide attempts were investigated through bivariate correlation analysis, small but significant correlations were identified. Later, when binary logistic regressions were conducted, only the quantitative measure was significantly related to suicide attempts when both measures of social support were combined. When controlling for living alone, an established risk factor correlating with suicide attempts in the sample, the association with suicide attempts remained significant. Practical implications of the results as well as suggestions for future research were discussed. (Less)
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- author
- Larsson, Erik LU and Helmersson, Nicklas LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- PSPR14 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Over-indebtedness, suicide attempt, risk factors, social support, debt advice, Överskuldsatt, suicidförsök, riskfaktorer, socialt stöd, skuldrådgivning
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9155097
- date added to LUP
- 2024-05-30 16:10:32
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- 2024-05-31 11:59:51
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abstract = {{Over-indebtedness is related to various forms of health problems, including suicidal behavior. The Budget and Debt Counselling Service (BUS) is one of the few agencies that offers this group help through financial advice. However, little is known about their clientele. In research, low social support has been related to suicide, but the relationship is unknown in over-indebted people. The aim of this cross-sectional study (N=641) was to investigate the relationship between social support and suicide attempts in over-indebted, especially those who have been in contact with BUS. Furthermore, it was studied whether proven risk factors for suicide and perceived help from BUS related to the association. All participants were registered with the Swedish Enforcement Authority. Initially, group differences were studied between participants (1) who had received help from BUS and (2) those who had not been in contact with BUS. Small but significant differences regarding gender and duration of debt were measured. When the associations between quantitative and qualitative measures of social support and suicide attempts were investigated through bivariate correlation analysis, small but significant correlations were identified. Later, when binary logistic regressions were conducted, only the quantitative measure was significantly related to suicide attempts when both measures of social support were combined. When controlling for living alone, an established risk factor correlating with suicide attempts in the sample, the association with suicide attempts remained significant. Practical implications of the results as well as suggestions for future research were discussed.}},
author = {{Larsson, Erik and Helmersson, Nicklas}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Socialt stöd och suicidförsök: en studie av överskuldsatta som besökt budget- och skuldrådgivningen}},
year = {{2024}},
}