This correlates to findings in the literature that marriage
may no longer be a protective factor in preventing suicide
attempts, particularly among older men. In line with
this suggestion, Lamprecht et al. (2005) found that a significant
number of older men were married at the time
of their attempt. This contrasts with previous findings
where a significant proportion were widowed or not married
or where those who were married constituted the
smallest proportion of the sample of males with attempts.
In the study by Yang et al. (2001),