Colucci Erminia, Lester David
Middlesex University London, London, UK.
Stockton University, Galloway, NJ, USA.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2020 Nov;66(7):700-706. doi: 10.1177/0020764020926551. Epub 2020 Jun 19.
An understanding of the cultural aspects of suicidal behavior is essential for the development of culturally appropriate suicide prevention and intervention strategies.
This study explored the attitudes toward youth suicide in 686 Italian, Indian and Australian undergraduate students (18-24 years old).
A 21-item suicide attitude inventory titled Attitude towards Youth Suicide (AtYS) scale, included in this paper, was used in the three samples.
Four factors were extracted, labeled negative attitudes toward suicide, belief that suicide was not preventable, suicide as acceptable and normal, and the existence of risk signs for suicide. Country differences were found for all four subscales, with Indian students having the most negative attitudes toward suicide. Sex differences were found in all three countries with women, on the whole, having less negative attitudes toward suicide, more belief in the preventability of suicide in India and more belief in risk signs for suicide in Italy.
Attitudes are linked to suicide in a complex manner. More quantitative and qualitative studies, including in lower-income and non-English speaking Western societies, are needed.
了解自杀行为的文化层面对于制定符合文化背景的自杀预防和干预策略至关重要。
本研究探讨了686名意大利、印度和澳大利亚本科生（18 - 24岁）对青少年自杀的态度。
本文使用了一个包含21个项目的自杀态度量表，即青少年自杀态度（AtYS）量表，对三个样本进行了调查。
提取了四个因素，分别标记为对自杀的消极态度、认为自杀不可预防、认为自杀是可接受且正常的以及存在自杀风险迹象。在所有四个子量表上均发现了国家差异，印度学生对自杀的态度最为消极。在所有三个国家都发现了性别差异，总体而言，女性对自杀的消极态度较少，在印度更相信自杀是可预防的，在意大利更相信存在自杀风险迹象。
态度与自杀之间存在复杂的联系。需要开展更多的定量和定性研究，包括在低收入和非英语西方社会进行研究。
