None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: The protective effects of exposure to educative suicide content in the print media in India on beliefs about refraining from suicide as well as on knowledge, attitudinal and behavioural
Sponsors
Samarth
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible participants will be young adults 18-29 years of age based in Chennai who consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Youth with low literacy and who belong to a health profession or a student of a health-related course
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes are 1.Beliefs about refraining from suicide measured using The Survival and Coping Beliefs subscale of the Reasons for Living ScaleTimepoint: Baseline Immediately after exposure Two weeks after the exposure | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Suicide prevention knowledge will be measured by the Literacy of Suicide Scale LOSS 2.Intended help-seeking behaviour will be measured by The General Help-Seeking Questionnaire GHSQ 3.Stigmatising attitudes towards suicide will be measured using the Stigma of Suicide Scale SOSS 4.Attitudes towards the preventability of suicide will be measured using the Attitudes Toward Suicide ATTS questionnaire Timepoint: Baseline Immediately after exposure Two weeks after the exposure | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Lakshmi Vijayakumar
Samarth
Outcome results
None listed