The impact of indiscriminate media coverage of a celebrity suicide on a society with a high suicide rate: Epidemiological findings on copycat suicides from South Korea
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dc.contributor.author | Ji, Nam Ju | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Weon Young | - |
dc.contributor.author | Noh, Maeng Seok | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yip, Paul S. F. | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-03-08T22:02:04Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014-03 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0165-0327 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1573-2517 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/12415 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: This study examines the extent to which the indiscriminate media coverage of the famous young actress Lee Eun-ju's suicide in 2005 affected suicides overall and in specific subgroups (by age, gender, and suicide method) in a suicide-prone society, South Korea. Methods: South Korea's 2003-2005 suicide data (n=34,237) were obtained from death certificate records of the National Statistical Office (NS0). Data was analyzed with Poisson time series autoregression models. Results: After adjusting for confounding factors (such as seasonal variation, calendar year temperature, humidity, and unemployment rate), there was a significant increase in suicide (RR-1.40, 95%, Cl =1.301.51, no of excess mortalities-331; 95% CI-267-391) during the 4 weeks after Lee's suicide. This increase was more prominent in subgroups with similar characteristics to the celebrity. In particular, the relative risk of suicide during this period was the largest (5.24; 95% Cl 3.31-8.29) in young women who used the same suicide method as the celebrity. Moreover, the incidence of these copycat suicides during the same time significantly increased in both genders and in all age subgroups among those who committed suicide using the same method as the celebrity (hanging). Limitations: It is difficult to prove conclusively that the real motivation of the suicides was Lee's death. Conclusions: The findings from this study imply that, if the media indiscreetly reports the suicide of a celebrity in a suicide prone society, the copycat effect can be far-reaching and very strong, particularly for vulnerable people. (C )2013 Elsevier EN. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.format.extent | 6 | - |
dc.language | 영어 | - |
dc.language.iso | ENG | - |
dc.publisher | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | - |
dc.title | The impact of indiscriminate media coverage of a celebrity suicide on a society with a high suicide rate: Epidemiological findings on copycat suicides from South Korea | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jad.2013.11.015 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, v.156, pp 56 - 61 | - |
dc.description.isOpenAccess | N | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000330215700006 | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-84895061113 | - |
dc.citation.endPage | 61 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 56 | - |
dc.citation.title | JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS | - |
dc.citation.volume | 156 | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.publisher.location | 네델란드 | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Completed suicide | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Celebrity suicide | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Media report | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | ATTITUDES | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | STUDENTS | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | AUSTRIA | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | VIENNA | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | RISK | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Neurosciences & Neurology | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Psychiatry | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Clinical Neurology | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Psychiatry | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | sci | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scie | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | ssci | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
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