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Suicide Prevention Websites and their Impact on Users

Suicide Prevention Websites and their Impact on Users - SuiPrevWeb

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00034692
Enrollment
618
Registered
2024-07-23
Start date
2024-09-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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

Conditions

Psychological well-being

Interventions

Group 1: In a “framed field” experimental design (i.e., a randomized study in the subjects’ natural environment, but subjects know that they are participants in an experiment), all persons aged 14 yea

Sponsors

Medizinische Universität Wien
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Proficiency in German language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: age younger than 14 insufficient language skills in German language

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Suicidality: Assessed by the subscale "Survival and Coping Beliefs" of the Reasons for Living Inventory by Linehan, Goodstein, Nielsen, and Chiles (1983) (23 items) Each website user will be randomly assigned to one of the three versions of the suicide prevention website. After browsing the website for a while, website visitors will be asked to take part in a survey and complete a questionnaire on psychological well-being. The outcome variable is measured after the intervention using a single questionnaire that takes about 15 minutes. There is no follow-up, all outcome variables are measured once only (after the intervention).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Depressive symptoms: Erlangen Depression Scale by Lehrl and Gallwitz (1983) (8 items) - Life satisfaction: Satisfaction with Life Scale by Schumacher (2003) (5 items) - Attitude towards professional psychological help: short form of the Orientations to Seeking Professional Help Scale by Fischer and Farina (2005) (10 items) - Stigmatizing attitudes towards suicidal persons: 'Stigma' subscale of the short form of the Stigma of Suicide Scale by Batterham, Calear and Christensen (2012) (8 items) Further variables are collected in addition to the outcome variables: - Hopelessness: Short form of the scale for assessing hopelessness by Krampen (1994) (10 items) - Affective Involvement: Affective Involvement by Zaichkowsky (1994) (5 items) Each website user will be randomly assigned to one of the three versions of the suicide prevention website. After browsing the website for a while, website visitors will be asked to take part in a survey and complete a questionnaire on psychological well-being. The outcome variables are measured after the intervention using a single questionnaire that takes about 15 minutes. In addition, individual surfing and clicking behavior on the website is recorded during the intervention using Google Analytics and Hotjar. There is no follow-up, all outcome variables are measured once only (after the intervention).

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactStefanie Kirchner

Medizinische Universität Wien

stefanie.kirchner@meduniwien.ac.at+4314016034619

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026