TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Personal suicidality in reception and identification with suicidal film characters
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Till, Benedikt
A1  - Vitouch, Peter
A1  - Herberth, Arno
A1  - Sonneck, Gernot
A1  - Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas
SP  - 383
EP  - 392
VL  - 37
IS  - 4
N2  - We investigated the impact of suicidality on identity work during film exposure. Adults with low suicidality (n = 150) watched either It's My Party, The Fire Within, censored versions of these films not depicting the suicide, or the control film which concluded with a non-suicidal death. Baseline suicidality was measured with questionnaires before the movie. Identity work and identification with the protagonist were measured after the movie. Suicidality was directly associated with identity work during film dramas depicting suicide methods. The reception of suicide-related media content seems to partially depend on personal suicidality. Potential implications for suicide prevention are discussed.<p />
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SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2012.673531
ID  - ref1
ER  -