The werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.

<h4>Purpose</h4>Suicide is a major health problem in Korea. Extensive media exposure of celebrity suicide may induce imitative suicide, a phenomenon called the Werther effect. We examined the increased suicide risk following the suicides of an entertainer and a politician, and identified...

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Autores principales:	Jae-Hyun Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Jung-Mo Nam, Sohee Park, Jaelim Cho, Sun-Jung Kim, Jae-Woo Choi, Eun Cho
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:27ab21dfecdc4b0197de1e10aea773d72021-11-18T08:40:15ZThe werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0084876https://doaj.org/article/27ab21dfecdc4b0197de1e10aea773d72013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24386428/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Purpose</h4>Suicide is a major health problem in Korea. Extensive media exposure of celebrity suicide may induce imitative suicide, a phenomenon called the Werther effect. We examined the increased suicide risk following the suicides of an entertainer and a politician, and identified the relative suicide risks.<h4>Methods</h4>News articles about the celebrity suicides were obtained from three major newspapers and analysed for quantitative and qualitative features. Imitative suicide risk was investigated by applying a Poisson time series autoregression model with suicide mortality data from the National Statistics Office for 1.5 years before and 1.5 years after each celebrity's suicide. The period with a significantly increased number of suicides immediately after the celebrity's suicide determined the Werther effect band. The relative risk during this period was examined for different ages, genders, and suicide methods.<h4>Results</h4>News reports were more numerous and they contained more positive definitions about the entertainer's suicide. The risk of suicide deaths rose markedly after both celebrity suicides. However, the Werther effect band was longer for the entertainer (6 weeks) than for the politician (4 weeks). The relative suicide risk was significant for almost all ages and both genders during that of both individuals. Use of the same suicide method was a prominent risk factor after both celebrity suicides.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our results confirm the existence of imitative suicide behaviours, suggesting a facilitation effect of media reports. Guidelines for responsible media reporting need to be implemented to enhance public mental health in Korea.Jae-Hyun KimEun-Cheol ParkJung-Mo NamSohee ParkJaelim ChoSun-Jung KimJae-Woo ChoiEun ChoPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 12, p e84876 (2013)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Jae-Hyun Kim Eun-Cheol Park Jung-Mo Nam Sohee Park Jaelim Cho Sun-Jung Kim Jae-Woo Choi Eun Cho The werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.
description	<h4>Purpose</h4>Suicide is a major health problem in Korea. Extensive media exposure of celebrity suicide may induce imitative suicide, a phenomenon called the Werther effect. We examined the increased suicide risk following the suicides of an entertainer and a politician, and identified the relative suicide risks.<h4>Methods</h4>News articles about the celebrity suicides were obtained from three major newspapers and analysed for quantitative and qualitative features. Imitative suicide risk was investigated by applying a Poisson time series autoregression model with suicide mortality data from the National Statistics Office for 1.5 years before and 1.5 years after each celebrity's suicide. The period with a significantly increased number of suicides immediately after the celebrity's suicide determined the Werther effect band. The relative risk during this period was examined for different ages, genders, and suicide methods.<h4>Results</h4>News reports were more numerous and they contained more positive definitions about the entertainer's suicide. The risk of suicide deaths rose markedly after both celebrity suicides. However, the Werther effect band was longer for the entertainer (6 weeks) than for the politician (4 weeks). The relative suicide risk was significant for almost all ages and both genders during that of both individuals. Use of the same suicide method was a prominent risk factor after both celebrity suicides.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our results confirm the existence of imitative suicide behaviours, suggesting a facilitation effect of media reports. Guidelines for responsible media reporting need to be implemented to enhance public mental health in Korea.
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author	Jae-Hyun Kim Eun-Cheol Park Jung-Mo Nam Sohee Park Jaelim Cho Sun-Jung Kim Jae-Woo Choi Eun Cho
author_facet	Jae-Hyun Kim Eun-Cheol Park Jung-Mo Nam Sohee Park Jaelim Cho Sun-Jung Kim Jae-Woo Choi Eun Cho
author_sort	Jae-Hyun Kim
title	The werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.
title_short	The werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.
title_full	The werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.
title_fullStr	The werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.
title_full_unstemmed	The werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.
title_sort	werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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The werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.

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