Effect of the broadcast of a television documentary about a teenager's suicide in Israel on suicidal behavior and methods
Effect of the broadcast of a television documentary about a teenager's suicide in Israel on suicidal behavior and methods
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DOI：
10.1027/0227-5910.26.1.20
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发表时间：
2005-01-01
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Apter, A
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作者：
Shoval, G;Zalsman, G;Apter, A
媒体对自杀的描述是有争议的，因为它们可能会影响自杀率和自杀方式。本研究的目的是分析电视纪录片的播放效果，其中一个青春期的女孩被采访关于她的自杀计划，随后死于自杀。研究人员将项目实施前8周和项目实施后4周的全国自杀率与前一年同期进行了比较。在项目前后，完成自杀和企图自杀的比率没有显著差异。在播出后，电影中使用的方法发生了转变，但发现它不针对那年。与前一年相比，在播出前的最后一周，自杀未遂者的平均年龄显著下降（p = 0.032）。这些初步研究结果表明，在电视上反复宣传关于自杀的纪录片可能会增加弱势群体的自杀风险。需要在更大的人群中进行进一步的调查。
Portrayals of suicide in the media are controversial because they may impact on suicide rates and methods. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of the broadcast of a television documentary wherein an adolescent girl is interviewed about her suicide plan and subsequently dies by suicide. National suicide rates during the 8 weeks prior to the program and the 4 weeks following it were compared to the same periods in the previous year. There was no significant difference in the rates of completed and attempted suicides before and after the program. There was a shift toward the method used in the film after the broadcast, but it was found to be nonspecific to that year. A significant decrease was noted in the mean age of suicide attempters in the last promotional week prior to the broadcast compared to the previous year (p = .032). These preliminary findings suggest that the repeated televised promotion of a documentary on suicide may raise the risk of suicide in vulnerable populations. Further investigations in bigger populations are needed.