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The Impact of Different Suicide Prevention Messages: News Articles with Different Core Messages

The Impact of Different Suicide Prevention Messages: News Articles with Different Core Messages

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00015774
Enrollment
432
Registered
2018-11-07
Start date
2018-10-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Suicidal ideation measured by Subscale "Survival and Coping beliefs" (Reasons for Living Inventory), R45

Interventions

Group 1: Participants read an article with an interview of an expert talking about the overcoming of suicidal crises. The focus of the title and pull quotes will be on overcoming a suicidal crisis. Pr

Sponsors

Medizinische Universität WienZentrum für Public HealthAbteilung für Sozial- und PräventivmedizinUnit Suizidforschung & Mental Health Promotion
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 18 years and over, sufficent knowledge of German

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: under the age of 18, insufficent knowledge of German

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Suicidal ideation measured with the subscale "Survival and Coping beliefs" (Reasons for Living Inventory), after the intervention (T2).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Helpseeking (General Helpseeking Questionnaire, after intervention), stigmatised attitude towards suicidal individuals (subscale Stigma of the short form of the Stigma of Suicide Scale, after intervention), attitude towards suicide prevention (Policy attitudes toward suicide prevention scale, after intervention), assumptions on the prevalence of suicide (3 items, after intervention)

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactBenedikt Till

Medizinische Universität WienZentrum für Public HealthAbteilung für Sozial- und PräventivmedizinUnit Suizidforschung & Mental Health Promotion

benedikt.till@meduniwien.ac.at+43 1 40160-34615

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026