Shifting Beliefs about Suicide
Pre-Post Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Program for Workers in the Construction Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15466546 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tania King (0000-0002-1201-2485, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Tania L King (The University of Melbourne), Jorgen Gullestrup (0000-0003-1777-2536, MATES in Construction, Spring Hill 4000, Australia), Philip J Batterham (0000-0002-4547-6876, Australian National University), Brian Kelly (0000-0003-1834-2992, University of Newcastle Australia), Chris Lockwood (MATES in Construction, Spring Hill 4000, Australia), Helen Lingard (0000-0003-3645-8390, RMIT University), Samuel B Harvey (0000-0001-9580-3743, Black Dog Institute), Anthony D Lamontagne (0000-0002-5811-5906, Deakin University), Allison Milner (0000-0003-4657-0503, The University of Melbourne) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 2106-2106 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15102106 |
| PMID | 30257471 |
| OpenAlex | W2892936595 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 21 |
Suicide is a significant health problem that is known to disproportionately affect those employed in manual occupations, including construction workers and tradespeople. Universal General Awareness Training (GAT) was part of a multi-component suicide prevention program in the Australian construction industry. The program's aims were to increase awareness of mental health and suicide, reduce stigma, and encourage help-seeking and help-offering behaviours. This paper sought to examine the effectiveness of the GAT program in shifting suicide beliefs. Pre- and post-training survey data of 20,125 respondents was obtained from a database of GAT evaluation results between 2016 and 2018. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) models were fitted to examine belief changes, and predictive margins and their SEs were computed. Mean differences in belief change were obtained for the overall sample, and by occupation. Modest but significant favourable shifts in three of the four beliefs assessed were observed following GAT. Managers and professionals showed greater propensity to shift beliefs, and Labourers and Machinery Operators and Drivers showed least. Results suggest that GAT can successfully shift some beliefs regarding suicide and mental health at least in the short term, but highlight the need to tailor communication to vulnerable occupational groups
Affect (linguistics · Environmental health · Gee · Generalized estimating equation · Injury prevention · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Propensity score matching · Psychiatry · Sample (material · Stigma (botany · Suicide prevention · Agriculture and Farm Safety · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |