TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - College students' hypothetical responses to suicidal individuals who are HIV positive, substance abusing, depressed, or anxious
JO  - Death studies
A1  - O'neal, Steven E.
A1  - Range, Lillian M.
SP  - 143
EP  - 149
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - To see if specific circumstances encourage or discourage helpful responses to suicide threats, 141 undergraduates read a one-paragraph vignette about a suicidal person with either AIDS, depression, drug abuse, anxiety, or adjustment problems. Students then wrote five responses, which on average were mildly unhelpful regardless of circumstance. A suicidal person who was HIV positive engendered significantly less helpful responses than a suicidal person who had panic attacks. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that, for suicidal persons, revealing life circumstances fails to engender increased empathy in college students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481189308252611
ID  - ref1
ER  -