An Evaluation of a School‐Based Suicide Awareness Intervention
Abstract
This study employed a self‐report questionnaire in a Solomon four‐groups design to assess the efficacy of suicide intervention classes in achieving their instructional objectives. Because adolescents are often the first to know of a peer's suicidal thoughts or plans, the goal of the classes was to increase the likelihood that students who come into contact with potentially suicidal peers can more readily identify them and will be consistently inclined to take responsible action on their behalf. Students who participated in the classes as compared to controls showed significant gains in relevant knowledge about suicidal peers and significantly more positive attitudes toward help seeking and intervening with troubled peers. Results of this study will be used to strengthen components of the lessons aimed at enhancing the likelihood of performance of responsible interventions
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No significant gender differences were identified regarding the effectiveness of the help-seeking interventions.
“No significant gender differences were identified regarding the effectiveness of the help-seeking interventions [89, 101, 103, 111].”
Four interventions targeting help-seeking for suicide were identified within five studies.
“Four interventions targeting help-seeking for suicide were identified within five studies [89–93].”
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- Authors
- Kalafat, J., & Elias, M.
- Affiliations
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kalafat, John
- ORCID
- Elias, Maurice
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1994-09
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 224-233
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- OpenAlex
- W1587052895
- Cited by
- 160
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Keywords
- school-based intervention, adolescents, help-seeking attitudes, suicide prevention education, peer intervention, suicide knowledge
- MeSH terms
- Suicide Prevention, Adolescent, Awareness, Curriculum, Female, Health Education, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Peer Group, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Social Responsibility, Suicide
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