Social Reactions to Attempted Suicide
The Effects of Gender and Physical Attractiveness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627996 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deanna L Vanwinkle (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, corresponding author), Lawrence G Calhoun (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Arnie Cann (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Richard Tedeschi (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Richard G Tedeschi (0000-0002-3995-7569, University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 89-100 |
| Publication date | 1998-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/nvld-rpa4-m3fd-k47h |
| OpenAlex | W2035914582 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 47 |
The effects of gender of subject, gender of suicide attempter, and physical attractiveness of attempter on justification, emotional adjustment, and liking were investigated in this study. One hundred forty-eight male and female undergraduates (average age = 21.93 years) read a brief case history describing an individual who attempted suicide one week ago. Two-thirds of the subjects also received a photograPh. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of six groups: attractive female attempter, unattractive female attempter, no photograph female attempter, attractive male attempter, unattractive male attempter, and no photograph male attempter. Ratings of justification, emotional adjustment, and liking were measured using 7-point Likert-type questions. The MANOVA revealed significant main effects of gender of subject and physical attractiveness. Univariate analyses of these effects showed that females rated attempters significantly more justified than males and that attractive attempters were liked significantly more than unattractive and no photograph attempters
Attractiveness · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Physical attractiveness · Poison control · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Suicidal Ideation in University Students and Other Groups
What is beautiful is good, but
Test of Goffman's Hypothesis of Familiarity and Deviance
Attitudes toward Suicide among Attempters, Contemplators, and Nonattempters
Recognition of Suicide Lethality and Attitudes toward Suicide in Mental Health Professionals
Effects of Personal and Situational Factors on Attitudes toward Suicide
Attitudes toward Suicide Survivors as a Function of Survivors' Relationship to the Victim
The Effect of Cause of Death on Responses to the Bereaved
Judging the Appropriateness of Completed Suicide, Attempted Suicide and Suicidal Ideation
Normative Evaluations of Suicide and Death
Psychological Reactions of Emergency Room Staff to Suicide Attempters
Attitudes toward suicide among mental health professionals
Sex Differences in Attitudes Toward Suicide
Gender differences in the experience of body awareness
Community attitudes toward childhood suicide and attempted suicide
Peer knowledge of and reactions to adolescent suicide
Sex differences in the causes of adolescent suicide ideation
The attitudes of psychiatrists to deliberate self‐poisoning
Community attitudes toward suicide
Sex differences in empathy and related capacities
Public Conceptions and Attitudes About Suicide
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2003 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |