從家庭與婚姻探討『先謀殺後自殺』的社會心理議題

Exploring the Sociopsychological Issues of ''Murder-Suicide'': From the Perspectives of Family and Marriage

『先謀殺後自殺』意指加害人在殺害被害人後即自殺身亡，結合了個人暴力最致命的兩種形式。在美國每年約造成1000至1500人的死亡，全球估計大約每年有10萬人死於此類事件，通常發生於親密伴侶或是家人，對親友與社會帶來長久的傷痛和震撼。卻因屬於少見的事件，加上雙方當事人都已死亡，許多資訊難以取得，媒體片面的報導，亦無助於事實真相的釐清。有鑑於此，本文擬回顧相關『先謀殺後自殺』的文獻，從定義、分類、特徵、成因及理論做廣泛的了解，並希望藉由深入探討相關的社會心理議題，期待能夠對未來相關研究提供較具體的方向。最後並建議可行的防治策略，避免相關悲劇再度發生。

"Murder-Suicide, combining the two lethal forms of personal violence, means that the perpetrator commits suicide after killing the victim. It is responsible for 1000 to 1500 deaths annually in the United States. Approximately 100,000 people die from similar incidents worldwide every year. The victim is usually an intimate partner or family member. Such traumatic incidents cause great suffering and distress to relatives, friends and society. However, due to a rare event and the death of both parties, a lot of information is difficult to obtain, and fragmented media reports do not help clarify the truth. Therefore, this article intends to conduct an extensive literature review for clarifying the definitions, classifications, characteristics, causes and sociopsychological issues of murder-suicide. Finally, it recommends the future research directions and possible effective strategies to prevent such personal and domestic tragedies."