Perceptions of suicide risk and the helpfulness of intervention strategies: A comparison of students and mothers

Author(s): Lovejoy, M. C.

Journal/Book: Suicide Life Threaten Behav. 1997; 27: 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012. Guilford Publications Inc. 362-372.

Abstract: College students (n = 132) and mothers (n = 64) listened to simulated hotline calls and rated level of suicide risk and the helpfulness of interventions. Students also rated their intent to take action in a similar situation; mothers rated their child's intent to take action. Students, more than mothers, perceived emotional problems to be associated with risk; mothers, more than students, perceived changes in behavior to be associated with risk. Students and mothers generally agreed regarding the helpfulness of different interventions, rating talking as most helpful. However, students, more than mothers, perceived social distraction as helpful. Mothers were generally accurate in their perceptions of their children's intended actions. Results suggest the need for additional research on the skills adolescents bring to crisis situations.

Note: Article Lovejoy MC, No Illinois Univ, Dept Psychol, de Kalb,IL 60115 USA

Keyword(s): ADOLESCENT SUICIDE; IMPACT

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