Suicidal Behavior in Nepali motion pictures of three decades (1990-2020): A content analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessment of the depiction of suicidal behavior in motion pictures would reveal the social representation of suicide that would foster suicide prevention in a country.

Objectives

We aimed to assess how suicidality has been depicted in Nepali movies by scrutinizing their contents against the sociodemographic checklist and WHO media guidelines for suicidal reporting.

Methods

This is a narrative quantitative analysis of suicidal behavior portrayals in the Nepali motion pictures that are publicly and freely accessible.

Results

Overall, out of the 573 scrutinized movies, we found ten movies consisting of 11 characters (i.e., the prevalence is 1.75%) showing suicidal behavior. The majority of suicidal behavior was seen in males 6 (54.5%), and the majority

SUBMITTER: Singh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10757900 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature