Article
Perceptions of Suicide Risk and the Helpfulness of Intervention Strategies: A Comparison of Students and Mother
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
(1997)
Abstract
College students (n = 132) and mothers (n = 64) listened to simulated hotline calls and rated level of suicide risk and the helpfulness of interventions. Students also rated their intent to take action in a similar situation; mothers rated their child's intent to take action. Students, more than mothers, perceived emotional problems to be associated with risk; mothers, more than students, perceived changes in behavior to be associated with risk. Students and mothers generally agreed regarding the helpfulness of different interventions, rating talking as most helpful. However, students, more than mothers, perceived social distraction as helpful. Mothers were generally accurate in their perceptions of their children's intended actions. Results suggest the need for additional research on the skills adolescents bring to crisis situations.
Disciplines
Publication Date
1997
Citation Information
Alison L. Barton and M. Christine Lovejoy. "Perceptions of Suicide Risk and the Helpfulness of Intervention Strategies: A Comparison of Students and Mother" Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior Vol. 27 (1997) p. 362 - 372 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alison-barton/1/