A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Suicidal Disclosures and Attitudes in Austrian and Turkish University Students

Mehmet Eskin; Anne Schild; Bedriye Öncü; Stefan Stieger; Martin Voracek

doi:10.1080/07481187.2015.1037971

A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Suicidal Disclosures and Attitudes in Austrian and Turkish University Students

Mehmet Eskin, Anne Schild, Bedriye Öncü, Stefan Stieger, Martin Voracek

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Abstract

The prevalence of suicidal behavior and the nature of attitudes toward suicide differ in Austria and Turkey. To see if there were differences in disclosure, 351 Turkish and 310 Austrian students answered questions about disclosing suicidal thoughts. More Austrian than Turkish students reported suicidal ideation and believed that suicidal people disclose their plans, but suicidal disclosures were equally common in the two groups. Compared to Austria, suicidal disclosures in Turkey met with more positive social reactions that may facilitate a successful social support process. These findings imply that prevention efforts should reduce the stigma around suicidal disclosures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	584-591
Number of pages	8
Journal	Death Studies
Volume	39
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2015.1037971
Publication status	Published - 26 Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Attitude to Health/ethnology
Austria/epidemiology
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Female
Humans
Male
Self Disclosure
Social Support
Students/psychology
Suicidal Ideation
Turkey/epidemiology
Universities/statistics & numerical data
Young Adult

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