@article{ref1,
title="Attitudes toward suicide among South African secondary school pupils",
journal="Psychological reports",
year="1998",
author="Peltzer, Karl and Cherian, V. I. and Cherian, L.",
volume="83",
number="3",
pages="1259-1265",
abstract="This study investigated attitudes towards suicide among 622 Standard 9 (U.S. Grade 11) secondary school pupils chosen at random from schools throughout the Northern Province in South Africa. The pupils were 254 (41%) boys and 368 (59%) girls in the age range of 17 to 24 years, with a mean age of 19.3 yr. A questionnaire was administered to obtain data on attitudes and other measures. There were 31 (17%) parasuicidal boys and 34 (13%) girls. Major intentions or reasons to commit suicide mentioned were &quot;failing to solve problems&quot; and &quot;mental illness.&quot; Most frequent possible suicide methods were firearms, pills, or poison. Significant associations were found with having a friend or relative who committed suicide, parasuicide (oneself), depression, stress events, ethnicity, and attitudes towards suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-2941",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}