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The impact of suicide portrayals in short films on viewers

The impact of suicide portrayals in short films on viewers

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00034166
Enrollment
360
Registered
2024-11-07
Start date
2025-03-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

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

Conditions

Suicidal ideation

Interventions

Group 1: The participants view a fictional short film (15-20 min) portraying an individual in a personal crisis. The suicidality of the protagonist as well as the suicide method become obvious. In the

Sponsors

Medizinische Universität Wien
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Fluent German, low suicide risk

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Insufficient knowledge of German language, high suicide risk

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Suicidality is measured immediately before the film (T1), after (T2) and 4 weeks later (T3) using the “Survival and Coping Beliefs” subscale of the Reasons for Living Inventory by Linehan et al. (1983)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Immediately before the film screening (T1), afterwards (T2) and 4 weeks later (T3), the following secondary outcomes are collected: - Suicide cognitions (Brief Suicide Cognitions Scale by Rudd & Bryan, 2021) - Depressed mood (Erlanger Depression Scale" by Lehrl & Gallwitz, 1983) - Life satisfication (Satisfaction with Life Scale by Diener et al., 1985) - Attitudes toward seeking professional help (Short Orientations to Seeking Professional Help Scale by Fischer & Farina, 2005) - Assumed benevolence of the world (Benevolence of the World subscale of the World Assumptions Scale by Janoff-Bulman, 1989)

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactMadeleine Jaeger

Medizinische Universität Wien

madeleine.jaeger@meduniwien.ac.at+43 1 40160-34605

Outcome results

None listed

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