TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - To what extent does the reporting behavior of the media regarding a celebrity suicide influence subsequent suicides in South Korea?
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Lee, Jesuk
A1  - Lee, Weon-Young
A1  - Hwang, Jang-Sun
A1  - Stack, Steven John
SP  - 457
EP  - 472
VL  - 44
IS  - 4
N2  - This study investigated the nature of media coverage of a national entertainer's suicide and its impact on subsequent suicides. After the celebrity suicide, the number of suicide-related articles reported surged around 80 times in the week after the suicide compared with the week prior. Many articles (37.1%) violated several critical items on the World Health Organization suicide reporting guidelines, like containing a detailed suicide method. Most gender and age subgroups were at significantly higher risk of suicide during the 4 weeks after the celebrity suicide. <br><br>RESULTS imply that massive and noncompliant media coverage of a celebrity suicide can cause a large-scale copycat effect.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12109
ID  - ref1
ER  -