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The role of perfectionism in student suicide : three case studies from the UK

Bell, Jo; Stanley, Nicky; Mallon, Sharon; Manthorpe, Jill

Authors

Nicky Stanley

Sharon Mallon

Jill Manthorpe



Abstract

A number of studies have investigated the relationship between suicide and perfectionism but none to our knowledge have been based on studies of completed suicides. This article aims to provide important insight into the potency that certain profiles of perfectionism can claim in the path to suicide by presenting three case studies from a U.K. study of student suicide. Collectively, these case studies provide theoretical support for existing frameworks and are consistent with other literature which emphasizes those forms of perfectionism that engender severe self-criticism and self-doubt and fear of failure as most destructive.

Citation

Bell, J., Stanley, N., Mallon, S., & Manthorpe, J. (2010). The role of perfectionism in student suicide : three case studies from the UK. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 61(3), 251-267. https://doi.org/10.2190/OM.61.3.e

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Nov 1, 2010
Deposit Date Nov 13, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Omega-Journal Of Death And Dying
Print ISSN 0030-2228
Electronic ISSN 1541-3764
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 61
Issue 3
Pages 251-267
DOI https://doi.org/10.2190/OM.61.3.e
Keywords Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Life-span and Life-course Studies; Health(social science)
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/463071
Publisher URL http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2190/OM.61.3.e