TY - JOUR
T1 - Stigma, attitudes and help-seeking intentions for psychological problems in relation to regional suicide rates.
AU - Reynders, A.
AU - Kerkhof, A.J.F.M.
AU - Molenberghs, G.
AU - Van Audenhove, C.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In this ecological study, we investigated whether help-seeking related to stigma, intentions, and attitudes toward suicide are associated with the suicide rates of 20 regions within the Netherlands and Belgium. Significant associations were found between regional suicide rates and the intention to seek informal help (β = -1.47, p =.001), self-stigma (β = 1.33, p =.038), and shame (β =.71, p =.030). The association between self-stigma and suicide rate was mediated by intentions to seek informal help. These results suggest that to promote suicide prevention at the level of the regional population, stigma, shame, and intentions to seek help should be targeted in the public domain.
AB - In this ecological study, we investigated whether help-seeking related to stigma, intentions, and attitudes toward suicide are associated with the suicide rates of 20 regions within the Netherlands and Belgium. Significant associations were found between regional suicide rates and the intention to seek informal help (β = -1.47, p =.001), self-stigma (β = 1.33, p =.038), and shame (β =.71, p =.030). The association between self-stigma and suicide rate was mediated by intentions to seek informal help. These results suggest that to promote suicide prevention at the level of the regional population, stigma, shame, and intentions to seek help should be targeted in the public domain.
U2 - 10.1111/sltb.12179
DO - 10.1111/sltb.12179
M3 - Article
SN - 0363-0234
VL - 46
SP - 67
EP - 78
JO - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
JF - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
IS - 1
ER -
