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Effects of reading positive media reports on suicide

Determining the effects of protective suicide content in the print media in India

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/09/045439
Enrollment
375
Registered
2022-09-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

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Conditions

None listed

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
Lead Sponsor

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

MeasureTime 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

MeasureTime 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

lakshmi@vijayakumars.com9841017489

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 29, 2026