Assessing the Adherence to Guidelines of Media Reporting of Suicide Using a Novel Instrument-the "Risk of Imitative Suicide Scale" (RISc)

Rachel Nutt; Brian Kidd; Keith Matthews

doi:10.1111/sltb.12137

Assessing the Adherence to Guidelines of Media Reporting of Suicide Using a Novel Instrument-the "Risk of Imitative Suicide Scale" (RISc)

Rachel Nutt
, Brian Kidd
, Keith Matthews (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Media guidelines for reporting of suicide are considered important in suicide prevention because of the risk of "imitative" suicide. There are currently no established tools for the quantification of quality of reporting. We sought to develop and validate a quality assessment instrument-the Risk of Imitative Suicide Scale (RISc). The RISc appears capable of discriminating reliably between adherent and nonadherent articles. Our data suggest that adherence to guidelines is inconsistent, and there are major differences between web-based and print media. The RISc could be used to evaluate effectiveness and consistency of media engagement with suicide prevention strategies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	360-375
Number of pages	16
Journal	Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Volume	45
Issue number	3
Early online date	8 Nov 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12137
Publication status	Published - Jun 2015

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