Student Suicide and College Administrators
A Perceptual Gap
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9010277 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven C Hendrickson (corresponding author), Steven Hendrickson, Catherine Ann Cameron (0000-0003-4304-8090) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 349-354 |
| Publication date | 1975-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1546 • E-ISSN: 1538-4640 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221546.1975.11777049 |
| OpenAlex | W1985711422 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
One-third of college student deaths are the result of suicide and the rate is rising. The extent of the problem and warning signals have been well documented. This research study hypothesized a gap between published fact and administrator perception of the student suicide problem. A random survey of deans of students in California suggests considerable ignorance and/or apathy. A major implication is that college personnel, with the power to provide help for desperate students, must first recognize the need
Apathy · Cognition · Higher education · Ignorance · Medical education · Medical emergency · Perception · Poison control · Political science · Power (physics · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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