TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Suicidal ideation, attempts and attitudes among young people ;; Gençler arasmda intihar düsüncesi, girisimi ve tutumlari
JO  - Turk Psikoloji Derg.
A1  - Eskin, M.
SP  - 93
EP  - 115
VL  - 32
IS  - 80
N2  - Suicide is a significant public health problem in youth. This study comparatively investigated the prevalence of suicidal thoughts, attempts and attitudes in high school and university students. A total of 3.031 (high school = 1.630, university = 1.401) Turkish students participated in the study. Self-administered measuring tools were used to collect the data. More high school than university students reported suicide ideation (high school = 36.1%, university = 29.0%) and attempts (high school = 9.4%, university = 7.2%). Participants reporting suicidal behavior saw suicide as an acceptable but to be a hidden behavior. They also displayed more negative reactions to a suicidal close friend than participants without suicidal behavior. High school students saw suicide as an acceptable option but displayed negative reactions to a suicidal close friend. In a similar fashion, men saw suicide as an acceptable option but displayed negative reactions to a suicidal close friend to a greater extent than women. Low suicide acceptance and a belief in communicating psycho-logical problems to others were found to be associated with positive reactions to a suicidal close friend. In conclusion, suicidal thoughts and attempts are frequent among young people in Turkey. Participants with a suicidal behavior, high school students and men see suicide as an acceptable behavior but exhibit negative reactions to a suicidal close friend. © 2017 Turkish Psychological Association. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1300-4433
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -