The Effect of Suicide Prevention Education on Attitudes Toward Suicide in Police Officers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigated the effect of suicide prevention education on attitudes toward suicide among police officers.

Methods

We used an anonymous questionnaire for 518 officers and surveyed the demographic profiles and examined attitudes toward suicide utilizing the Attitudes Towards Suicide Scale (ATTS) (1=totally agree, 5=totally disagree). Our study divided participants into two groups, based on whether or not they had received suicide prevention education, and examined the differences in attitudes toward suicide between the groups.

Results

Of the total population, 247 (47.7%) officers had received suicide prevention education. The education group thought suicide as a predictable matter, disagreeing significantly more with the ATTS factor 'suicide is unp

SUBMITTER: Ko Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8600222 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature