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- Title
Suicide in Films: The Impact of Suicide Portrayals on Nonsuicidal Viewers' Well-Being and the Effectiveness of Censorship.
- Authors
Till, Benedikt; Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas; Herberth, Arno; Vitouch, Peter; Sonneck, Gernot
- Abstract
The effects of suicide films on recipients' emotional and mental state, as well as the influence of censorship, was studied. Nonsuicidal subjects watched the original or a censored version of a suicide film or a drama without suicide. Data were collected by questionnaires. The viewing led to a deterioration of mood and an increase in inner tension and depression scores, but also to a rise in self-esteem and life satisfaction and to a drop in suicidality. There were no relevant differences between the film groups. The more a subject identified with the protagonist, the greater were the negative effects.
- Subjects
SUICIDE in motion pictures; MENTAL depression; CENSORSHIP; MOOD (Psychology); SELF-esteem; SATISFACTION
- Publication
Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 2010, Vol 40, Issue 4, p319
- ISSN
0363-0234
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/suli.2010.40.4.319