A Theoretical Model for Interpreting Suicidal Behaviour as Communication

Bibliographic Data

ID20401629
AuthorsBirthe Loa Knizek (0000-0002-5952-9895, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Heidi Hjelmeland (0000-0003-4745-4301, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume17
Issue5
Pages697-720
Publication date2007-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory & Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-3543 • E-ISSN: 1461-7447
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0959354307081625
OpenAlexW2078947640
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited25

Theoretical publications have been relatively few and far between in suicidology. This paper is a contribution to the theoretical development of this field. A model of suicidal behaviour as communication (MoSBaC) is elaborated through a combination of Scandinavian theories within the framework of communication theory and semiotics. The model is functional as it can be used as a tool to analyse both verbal and non-verbal data. It is also flexible in the sense that a variety of qualitative data can be analysed systematically by this model. The typology of the model also is suitable for quantitative approaches. The scientific and multidisciplinary grounds on which a model should be built, what requirements it has to meet, as well as the methodological consequences of this, are also discussed

Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Management science · Multidisciplinary approach · Poison control · Semiotics · Social science · Sociology · Suicidology · Typology · Computer Science · Digital Communication and Language · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Mathematics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Representations and Identity · Artificial Intelligence

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