Reading Books and Watching Films as a Protective Factor against Suicidal Ideation

Reading books and watching films were investigated as protective factors for serious suicidal ideation (SSI) in young people with low perceived social belonging. Cross-sectional and longitudinal (12-month) analyses were performed using data from a representative European sample of 3256 students from...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2015-12, Vol.12 (12), p.15937-15942
Main Authors: Kasahara-Kiritani, Mami, Hadlaczky, Gergö, Westerlund, Michael, Carli, Vladimir, Wasserman, Camilla, Apter, Alan, Balazs, Judit, Bobes, Julio, Brunner, Romuald, McMahon, Elaine M, Cosman, Doina, Farkas, Luca, Haring, Christian, Kaess, Michael, Kahn, Jean-Pierre, Keeley, Helen, Nemes, Bogdan, Mars Bitenc, Urša, Postuvan, Vita, Saiz, Pilar, Sisask, Merike, Värnik, Airi, Sarchiapone, Marco, Hoven, Christina W, Wasserman, Danuta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Communication
Cross-Sectional Studies
Europe
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Mental health
Motion Pictures
Protective Factors
Reading
Risk factors
Social Support
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide - prevention & control
Suicide - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Teenagers
Young Adult
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Summary:Reading books and watching films were investigated as protective factors for serious suicidal ideation (SSI) in young people with low perceived social belonging. Cross-sectional and longitudinal (12-month) analyses were performed using data from a representative European sample of 3256 students from the "Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe" study. Low social belonging was associated to SSI. However, reading books and watching films moderated this association, especially for those with lowest levels of belonging. This was true both at baseline and at 12 months of follow-up analyses. These media may act as sources of social support or mental health literacy and thus reduce the suicide risk constituted by low sense of belonging.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph121215032