Uncovering Blind Spots in the Intention to Provide Adequate Help to Suicidal Individuals.
Crisis
; 43(6): 493-499, 2022 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-34463533
ABSTRACT
Background:
An adequate reaction from families, friends, and colleagues who can provide help to suicidal individuals is a preventive factor. Despite the logical assumption that the mere presence of risk factors in individuals needing help may affect others' helping intentions, empirical evidence is lacking in this regard.Method:
We tested whether the presence of various risk factors influences the intention to provide help to suicidal individuals. Individuals (N = 890) were exposed to a vignette in which they were asked to imagine meeting a distant acquaintance. Such persons talk about serious problems and suddenly use the word "suicide." In a one-factorial between-subjects design with 21 groups, we manipulated person-related attributes corresponding to risk factors for suicide.Results:
Some attributes increased helping intentions male gender, very young and old age, homosexuality and transsexuality, terminal illness, previous nonsuicidal self-injury, previous suicide attempt, and seeking out lethal means. However, some attributes did not female gender, major depression, chronic pain, different stressful life events, previously experienced violence, a family history of suicide, and a cry for help.Limitations:
We measured self-reported behavioral intentions.Conclusions:
Although people seem to adapt their helping intentions in response to some attributes, there seem to be many blind spots.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Intenção
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Ideação Suicida
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article