@article{ref1,
title="Examining the relationship between attitudes toward suicide and suicide attempt history",
journal="Crisis",
year="2019",
author="Hom, Melanie A. and Stanley, Ian H. and Duffy, Mary E. and Davis, Lisa and Joiner, Thomas E.",
volume="40",
number="4",
pages="265-272",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Relatively little is known regarding the relationship between attitudes toward suicide, suicide attempt (SA) history, and future suicidal behaviors. AIMS: Utilizing a sample of firefighters, this study compared attitudes toward suicide between individuals with/without a career SA history and evaluated whether certain attitudes toward suicide are associated with a greater self-reported likelihood of making a future SA. <br><br>METHOD: US firefighters (N = 818) completed self-report measures. One-way ANOVAs and linear regression analyses were utilized to address study aims. <br><br>RESULTS: Firefighters with a career SA reported significantly greater normalization/glorification of suicide - yet lower attributions of suicide to isolation/depression - than those without this history. More stigmatizing attitudes toward suicide and greater normalization/glorification of suicide were each significantly associated with greater self-reported future SA likelihood. LIMITATIONS: Data were cross-sectional and findings may not be generalizable. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Firefighters who have made an SA during their firefighting careers may normalize and glorify suicide more than those who have not. These attitudes may be associated with greater self-perceived risk for future SAs. Research is needed to replicate findings and evaluate strategies for targeting potentially harmful beliefs about suicide among SA survivors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000564",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000564"
}