Knowledge of Suicide Risk Factors, But Not Suicide Ideation Severity, Is Greater Among College Students Who Viewed 13 Reasons Why. Issue 6 (17th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chesin, Megan; Cascardi, Michele; Rosselli, Michelle; Tsang, William; Jeglic, Elizabeth L.
• Is Part Of: Journal of American college health. Volume 68:Issue 6(2020)
• Page Start: 644
• Page End: 649
• Publication Date: 2020-08-17
• Subjects: Media exposure -- suicide risk -- college students; College students -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; College students -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; College students -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services -- Periodicals; 362.10883781980973
• DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1586713
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0744-8481

Abstract

Abstract: Objective : To test associations between viewing 13 Reasons Why, Season 1 and past week suicide ideation severity, behavior risk, stigma, and knowledge in college students. To explore whether personal exposure to suicide and depressive symptom severity moderated these associations. Participants : Eight-hundred and eighteen college students, 64% ( n = 522) of whom watched 13 Reasons Why . Methods : Students completed surveys online. Multivariate negative binomial regressions were used to test associations between watching 13 Reasons Why and suicide-related variables, and interaction terms. Results : Suicide ideation severity and suicide behavior risk were not significantly associated with viewing 13 Reasons Why ; however, there was limited statistical power to detect associations. The association between watching 13 Reasons Why and greater suicide knowledge was stronger among those who did not have personal exposure to suicide. Conclusions : 13 Reasons Why may be a platform for psychoeducation on suicide, particularly among those who do not have personal exposure.