Media Portrayals of Suicide's Risk and Protective Factors in Slovenia (1959 – 1999)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20467300 |
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| Authors | Nuša Zadravec Šedivy (University of Primorska), Polonca Borko (0009-0002-2213-3747, University of Primorska), Vanja Gomboc (0000-0001-7525-4847, University of Primorska), Vita Poštuvan (0000-0002-8258-5852, University of Primorska) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contributions to Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0353-0329 • E-ISSN: 2463-7807 |
| Publisher | Institut za novejso zgodovino (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.51663/pnz.64.2.11 |
| OpenAlex | W4403248643 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
This study examined the historical shifts in Slovenian public attitudes towards suicide by analyzing media coverage in two major Slovenian newspapers from 1959 to 1999. We conducted a database search and analyzed 1,785 relevant articles from an initial pool of 13,042 hits. Our findings reveal that the media reported more frequently on risk factors for suicide than on protective factors across the decades. The most frequently mentioned risk factors included individual characteristics such as gender and mental health issues, with community factors becoming more prominent over time. Regarding protective factors, the focus paralleled the emphasis on individual risk factors, with interpersonal factors primarily reported in the 1960s and a growing recognition of community factors by the 1990s. This underscores a broader shift towards holistic understanding of risk and protecitve factors, with community-based approaches in suicide prevention, reflecting evolving public health paradigms
Environmental health · Interpersonal communication · Mass media · Media coverage · Media studies · Mental health · Newspaper · Poison control · Political science · Protective factor · Psychiatry · Public health · Risk factor · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Health disparities and outcomes · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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