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1Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Oettingenstr. 67, 80538, München, Deutschland, scherr@ifkw.lmu.de.
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|February 22, 2015
Summary
Media coverage of suicide can have varied effects, not just copycat (Werther effect) or preventive (Papageno effect) outcomes. Ambiguous findings suggest a continuum of impact on suicidality.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Media Studies
- Public Health
Context:
- Media portrayals of suicide are traditionally categorized into copycat (Werther effect) or preventive (Papageno effect) outcomes.
- Equivocal studies with limited evidence for either effect are often disregarded, hindering a comprehensive understanding.
- This review systematically analyzes 25 equivocal studies on copycat suicides to explore nuances beyond extreme effects.
Purpose:
- To systematically analyze equivocal research on media-induced copycat suicides.
- To investigate the factors contributing to ambiguous findings in studies on suicide media effects.
- To re-evaluate the traditional dichotomy of Werther and Papageno effects in media's influence on suicidality.
Summary:
- Analysis of 25 equivocal studies suggests media effects on suicidality exist on a continuum.
- Findings imply that the impact of media depictions of suicide is more complex than the binary Werther (imitative) or Papageno (preventive) effects.
- The review highlights the need to understand the factors that shift ambiguous findings towards harmful media effects.
Impact:
- Reconceptualizes media's influence on suicide as a spectrum rather than distinct opposing effects.
- Underscores the importance of studying ambiguous findings to fully grasp media's role in suicidality.
- Calls for future research to identify determinants of harmful media effects on suicide from equivocal results.
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