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Two sides of the same coin? The association between suicide stigma and suicide normalisation
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Abstract Aims: Evidence suggests that suicide stigma (i.e. negative attitudes towards persons affected by suicide/suicidality) and suicide normalisation (i.e. liberal attitudes towards suicide) are both associated with increased suicide risk. Despite conceptual similarities and potential interaction, suicide... view more
Aims: Evidence suggests that suicide stigma (i.e. negative attitudes towards persons affected by suicide/suicidality) and suicide normalisation (i.e. liberal attitudes towards suicide) are both associated with increased suicide risk. Despite conceptual similarities and potential interaction, suicide stigma and suicide normalisation have usually been investigated separately. We used cross-sectional data from a community sample to test the association between suicide stigma and suicide normalisation as well as to identify their respective determinants and consequences. Methods: Participants were N = 3.269 adults recruited from an established online-panel using quotas to reflect the composition of the German general population with regard to age, gender, education and region. We collected information about suicide stigma, suicide normalisation, intentions to seek help for suicidality, current suicidality, suicide literacy, negative mood and socio-demographic variables. We used regression modelling to determine the association between suicide stigma and suicide normalisation as well as to identify their determinants and consequences.... view less
Keywords
normalization; prophylaxis; society; stigma; suicide; mental health
Classification
Social Problems
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
ZIS 242
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-7
Journal
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31 (2022)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000610
ISSN
2045-7979
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed