“She was feeling overwhelmed at home caring for her children” : expectations of "intensive motherhood” as a risk factor for young women's suicide Harriet Townsend
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ArticleSeries: Violence Against WomenPublication details: Sage, 2024Subject(s): Online resources:
In: Violence Against Women, 2024, First published online, 23 July 2024Summary: 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. (Author's abstract). Record #8916
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Violence Against Women, 2024, First published online, 23 July 2024
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. (Author's abstract). Record #8916