Dangerous Words? An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Detailed Reporting About Suicide On Subsequent Risk

Authors

Michael D. Anestis, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Craig J. Bryan, University of UtahFollow
Alexis M. May, University of British Columbia
Keyne C. Law, University of Southern Mississippi
Christopher R. Hagan, Florida State University
AnnaBelle O. Bryan, National Center for Veterans StudiesFollow
Carol Chu, Florida State University
Matthew S. Michaels, Florida State University
Edward Selby, Rutgers UniversityFollow
E. David Klonsky, University of British ColumbiaFollow
Thomas E. Joiner, Rutgers UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2015

Department

Psychology

Abstract

Media reporting guidelines exist for suicide-related content; however, no experimental studies have examined the impact of guideline violations. As such, we utilized an experimental design to determine whether reading an article about suicide that violated guidelines would impact mood and suicidality relative to the same article without violations and to an article detailing death by cancer, both immediately and during 1-month follow-up.

Publication Title

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volume

71

Issue

10

First Page

1031

Last Page

1041

Recommended Citation

Anestis, M. D., Bryan, C. J., May, A. M., Law, K. C., Hagan, C. R., Bryan, A. O., Chu, C., Michaels, M. S., Selby, E., Klonsky, E., Joiner, T. E. (2015). Dangerous Words? An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Detailed Reporting About Suicide On Subsequent Risk. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 71(10), 1031-1041.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/15028