> Are women more likely, consciously or unconsciously, to be social signaling for support than men when they attempt suicide? No they are not. You answered you

> Are women more likely, consciously or unconsciously, to be social signaling for support than men when they attempt suicide? No they are not. You answered your own question. Women are more likely to use non-violent methods, men are more likely to use violent methods. Violent methods are more likely to kill the victim, therefore more men die by suicide as a percentage overall. Now your question becomes. Why those methods? And the answer I believe is not social signalling. Or at least it is not the main factor. I believe the answer is to do with aggression (being higher in men than women due to testosterone) and the unwillingness to cause disfigurement (because of social reasons). Source, I read a scientific book on it.