TY - JOUR
T1 - Youth suicide risk factors and attitudes in New York and Vienna
T2 - A cross-cultural comparison
AU - Dervic, Kanita
AU - Gould, Madelyn S.
AU - Lenz, Gerhard
AU - Kleinman, Marjorie
AU - Akkaya-Kalayci, Tuerkan
AU - Velting, Drew
AU - Sonneck, Gernot
AU - Friedrich, Max H.
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - The prevalence of suicide risk factors and attitudes about suicide and help-seeking among New York and Viennese adolescents were compared in order to explore possible cross-cultural differences. Viennese adolescents exhibited higher rates of depressive symptomatology than their New York counterparts and had more first-hand experience with suicidal peers. More attribution of suicide to mental illness was reported in Vienna; yet Viennese youth were less likely than New York adolescents to recognize the seriousness of suicide threats. Help-seeking patterns of Viennese adolescents were influenced by their setting a high value on confidentiality. These cross-cultural differences may reflect the limited exposure of Austrian youth to school-based suicide prevention programs. The findings highlight the need of taking the sociocultural context into consideration in the planning of youth suicide prevention strategies.
AB - The prevalence of suicide risk factors and attitudes about suicide and help-seeking among New York and Viennese adolescents were compared in order to explore possible cross-cultural differences. Viennese adolescents exhibited higher rates of depressive symptomatology than their New York counterparts and had more first-hand experience with suicidal peers. More attribution of suicide to mental illness was reported in Vienna; yet Viennese youth were less likely than New York adolescents to recognize the seriousness of suicide threats. Help-seeking patterns of Viennese adolescents were influenced by their setting a high value on confidentiality. These cross-cultural differences may reflect the limited exposure of Austrian youth to school-based suicide prevention programs. The findings highlight the need of taking the sociocultural context into consideration in the planning of youth suicide prevention strategies.
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U2 - 10.1521/suli.2006.36.5.539
DO - 10.1521/suli.2006.36.5.539
M3 - Article
C2 - 17087633
AN - SCOPUS:33750821447
SN - 0363-0234
VL - 36
SP - 539
EP - 552
JO - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
JF - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
IS - 5
ER -