No-Suicide Agreements: High School Students' Perspectives
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2002
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Researchers have studied what therapists and college students think about no-suicide agreements, but high school students might also be called on to use these kinds of agreements. To examine their perspectives, 96 Caucasian and African American high school students were randomly assigned to read a vignette about a 15-year-old suicidal adolescent, Jamie, who met with a psychologist. Jamie therapist used 1 of 2 treatments: therapy alone or therapy in conjunction with a no-suicide agreement. Students rated their attitudes toward the intervention. Overall, students were more positive toward using no-suicide agreements aspart of the treatment of suicidal adolescents than using therapy alone. High school students are similar to college students in their positive view of no-suicide agreements. Their endorsement, however, was lukewarm.
Publication Title
DEATH STUDIES
Volume
26
Issue
10
First Page
851
Last Page
857
Recommended Citation
Myers, S. S.,
Range, L. M.
(2002). No-Suicide Agreements: High School Students' Perspectives. DEATH STUDIES, 26(10), 851-857.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/3441