2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Suicide and Gender : An interdisciplinary approach to suicide prevention and recovery from trauma
Project/Area Number |
16K16673
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Gender
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Research Institution | National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry |
Principal Investigator |
Kikuchi Minako 国立研究開発法人国立精神・神経医療研究センター, 精神保健研究所 薬物依存研究部, 科研費研究員 (80769836)
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Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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Keywords | 自殺 / 自傷行為 / ジェンダー / トラウマ / 文化 / メディア / グラフィック・メディスン / マンガ |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, the discussion centered on two components. Firstly, the factors and mechanisms mediating the relationship between gender-based violence and suicide-related behavior were investigated from the interdisciplinary perspective of sociology, gender studies, medical anthropology, developmental psychology, and biological psychiatry. Secondly, an interdisciplinary approach to intervention, care, and recovery from trauma was explored, focusing on the cultural practices on recovery from gender-based violence, including those done by survivors themselves: running self-help groups, sharing stories through media and creating artworks. Particularly, with overseas research collaborator, a content analysis of Japanese manga was conducted to examine the depiction of self-injury and its impact on readers, and to consider the possibilities of intervention. These research findings were published and presented through internal and international academic journals, conferences, and lectures.
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Free Research Field |
総合人文社会
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
(1) 近年、自殺予防研究の学際的検討や融合的研究の必要性が議論され、喫緊の課題とされている。それに対し本研究は、従来の研究では十分に検討されてこなかった自殺関連行動におけるジェンダーやセクシュアリティの影響等、学際的知見を有機的に統合した理論を示し、女性や若年層の自殺対策の拡充に寄与するものである。 (2) 社会文化的実践に関する研究では、現代の日本社会に深く浸透しメンタルヘルスの問題に大きな影響力を持つマンガ作品に特に着目し、医療モデルを超えた当事者中心のケア・介入に関する研究やその国際比較研究、グラフィック・メディスンという新興の学問分野の進展において、独自の貢献を果たす成果が得られた。
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