Individualism-Collectivism, Social Support, Resilience and Suicidal Ideation among Women with the Experience of the Death of a Young Person

Background: grief involves a set of emotions, thoughts and behaviors that people experience when faced with a lack or threat of loss. this study was conducted to evaluate the suicidal ideation among women with experience of the death of a young person and assessed the predictive role of individualismcollectivism, social support, and resilience in suicidal ideation. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted from march to august 2016 through recruitment of 146 breaved women from gilan-e gharb (the west part of iran). data gathering instruments included individualism-collectivism questionnaire, multidimensional scale of perceived social support (mspss), connor-davidson resilience scale (cd-risc), and beck scale for suicidal ideation. collected data were analyzed using spss-22. results: the findings showed that among women, 48 percent had suicidal ideation (scores above 6). the results of pearson correlation showed that there were significant negative relationships between suicidal ideation (p<0.05) and factors such as collectivism (r=-0.286), family support (r=-0.558), support from friends (r=-0.307), support from significant others (r=-0.617), social support (r=- 0.561), and resilience (r=-0.457). the results showed that individualism - collectivism, social support, and resilience correctly predicted 73.5% of women with suicidal ideation and 83.3% of women without suicidal ideation. conclusion: we concluded that higher collectivism, social support, and resilience in the bereaved women can lead to a reduction in suicidal ideation. therefore, psychologists and counselors can provide the necessary background to strengthen supportive issues and the use of resilience-based interventions among bereaved women.