Societal Reaction to a Child's Death by Suicide.

Rudestam, Kjell E.; Imbroll, Doreen

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Publication Date: 1983-Jun

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Societal Reaction to a Child's Death by Suicide.

Rudestam, Kjell E.; Imbroll, Doreen

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v51 n3 p461-62 Jun 1983

Explored the impact of a child's suicide on the community. Adults (N=80) responded to newspaper accounts of a girl who died either from disease, an accident, a drug overdose, or hanging. The child and her family were perceived as most disturbed and her parents most blameworthy in the suicide. (JAC)

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Children, Community Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Parent Responsibility, Social Attitudes, Stress Variables, Suicide

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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