Citation

Eskin M. Scand. J. Psychol. 1995; 36(2): 201-207.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Scandinavian Psychological Associations, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7644900

Abstract

The present paper first presents the attitudes toward suicide and a suicidal classmate among 98 female and 69 male (N = 167) Swedish high school students. Secondly, the Swedish sample was compared with 167 (89 female and 78 male) Turkish high school students from a previous study. Among Swedish students, more males than females said that people have the right to commit suicide and suicide can be a solution to some problems. More females than males expressed a belief in life after death. Swedish adolescents were found to be holding more liberal attitudes toward suicide than Turkish adolescents. However, Turkish adolescents showed greater acceptance for a suicidal peer than Swedish adolescents. The results are discussed in terms of socio-cultural factors and related literature. The need for educational programs to provide basic knowledge about suicide and, effective ways of dealing with and helping suicidal peers is implicated.

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