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The role of simplistic explanations of suicide in suicide reporting

The role of simplistic explanations of suicide in suicide reporting

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00030656
Enrollment
964
Registered
2023-01-12
Start date
2023-03-09
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

Suicide- and suicide-prevention-related attitudes

Interventions

Group 1: Participants will read an article about suicide that does not mention any reasons for the suicide. Afterwards, data on assumptions about the cause of suicidality as well as attribution of res

Sponsors

Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Public Health, Abteilung für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Unit Suizidforschung & Mental Health Promotion
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Hopelessness score (original version) 17 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hopelessness score (original version) > 8, age < 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Assumptions about the cause of suicidality as well as attribution of responsibility for suicide measured after the intervention with questionnaires

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Stigmatizing attitudes toward suicidal individuals, identification with the protagonist, and attitudes toward suicide prevention will be measured after the intervention with questionnaires. Cognitive engagement with the topic of suicide will be assessed based on the participants' time needed to complete the questionnaires.

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactBenedikt Till

Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Public Health, Abteilung für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Unit Suizidforschung & Mental Health Promotion

benedikt.till@meduniwien.ac.at+4314016034615

Outcome results

None listed

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