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  • Social Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Media Studies

Background:

  • Media reporting on suicides has been linked to increased suicide rates.
  • The specific social characteristics of reported suicides and their similarity to the general population may influence this effect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between social characteristics of reported suicides and increased post-report suicide occurrence.
  • To determine if similarity in characteristics (age, sex, method) between reported and subsequent suicides moderates this risk.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 179 individual suicide reports from Austrian newspapers (1996-2006).
  • Logistic regression models examining the increase in suicides within 28 days post-report.
  • Variables included celebrity status, age, suicide method, and certainty of suicide labeling.

Main Results:

  • Celebrity status, age (30-64), and definitive suicide labeling increased the risk of similar copycat suicides.
  • Criminality was associated with a lower risk of copycat suicides.
  • No significant predictors were found for dissimilar suicides; celebrity status predicted total suicide increases.

Conclusions:

  • Social variables in suicide reporting significantly impact copycat suicide risk.
  • Copycat effects are strongest when reported suicides share demographic and method similarities with subsequent suicides.