Attitudes toward Suicide among Chinese People in Hong Kong

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Sing; Tsang, Adley; Li, Xian-yun; Phillips, Michael Robert; Kleinman, Arthur
Titel	Attitudes toward Suicide among Chinese People in Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 37 (2007) 5, S.565-575 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-0234
DOI	10.1521/suli.2007.37.5.565
Schlagwörter	Suicide; Measures (Individuals); Foreign Countries; Experience; Cultural Influences; Social Attitudes; Cultural Differences; Prevention; Questionnaires; Attitude Measures; Intention; Social Influences; Individual Characteristics; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstmord; Messdaten; Ausland; Erfahrung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Kultureller Unterschied; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Fragebogen; Sozialer Einfluss; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Hongkong
Abstract	Since suicide in Chinese people exhibits certain distinctive characteristics, it is important to develop indigenous measures to assess Chinese attitudes toward suicide that may be used to inform suicide reduction programs. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods, we developed a Hong Kong version of the Chinese Attitude toward Suicide Questionnaire (CASQ-HK) which assesses attitudes toward suicide, suicidal inclination under 12 hypothetical scenarios, and prior suicidal experience. A convenience sample of 1,226 people completed the self-report questionnaire. In keeping with Chinese tradition, respondents revealed both tolerant and condemning attitudes that varied with their sociodemographic characteristics. Generally, they were not strongly inclined to consider suicide in the presence of difficult scenarios. Female gender, older age, and the presence of suicidal ideation were associated with more contemplation of suicide. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10