Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Van Orden, Kimberly A.
Author's Email Address	vanorden@psy.fsu.edu
URN	etd-11142005-134054
Title	Testing the Effectiveness of a List of Suicide Warning Signs for the Public
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Psychology, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Thomas E. Joiner, Jr. Committee Chair Jon K. Maner Committee Member Natalie Sachs-Ericsson Committee Member
Keywords	Suicide Prevention Risk Factors Warning Signs Suicide
Date of Defense	2005-08-03
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The current study examines the effect that reading a list of warning signs for suicide has on beliefs about suicide. All participants read two sets of warning signs (with only the experimental group reading the suicide warning signs) and then answered questions concerning beliefs related to three health problems. Results indicate that participants who read the suicide warning signs reported greater abilities to recognize if someone is suicidal but did not report stronger beliefs that suicidal individuals are partly to blame, nor did they report lower likelihoods of befriending suicidal individuals. Results suggest that reading the list of warning signs may be effective in increasing the public’s ability to recognize suicidal crises without creating or magnifying stigmatizing beliefs about suicidal individuals.
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