@article{ref1,
title="The impact of widely publicized suicides on search trends: using Google Trends to test the Werther and Papageno Effects",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2018",
author="Lester, David and Goldstein, Sara E. and Gunn, John F.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-24",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of widely publicized suicides on the Werther and Papageno Effects using internet search trends. <br><br>METHOD: A list of widely publicized suicides from 2010 through 2018 was compiled along with dates of death for each of these individuals. Google.com/trends data was then collected for searches for &quot;how to suicide&quot; and &quot;suicide prevention&quot; for 14 days prior to a widely publicized suicide/14 days after a widely publicized suicide and 7 days prior to a widely publicized suicide/7 days after a widely publicized suicide. Comparisons were then made between these time periods for &quot;how to suicide&quot; and &quot;suicide prevention.&quot; RESULTS: Some celebrities, such as Robin Williams (2014) and Aaron Hernandez (2017) were associated with increased searches. However, for many there was no increase in search trends. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Limited support was found for the impact of widely publicized suicides on internet search trends with one case supporting a Werther Effect and one case supporting a Papageno Effect. The finding that only some celebrities were associated with increased searches may be a byproduct of the impact of celebrity status on these effects, with more prominent celebrities having the greatest impact.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2018.1522284",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1522284"
}