Adolescent attitudes toward suicide.
Jewish Israeli adolescent attitudes toward suicide were studied and overall demonstrated a positive approach. Adolescents related to suicide as representing a crisis rather than a mental disorder. Nearly half the subjects did not regard suicide as a shameful act, and approximately two-thirds considered it justifiable under certain conditions. The majority stated they would not punish a suicidal person, nor expel a suicidal adolescent from school. Approximately two-thirds said they would not change their attitude toward a suicidal friend. Female subjects consistently demonstrated a more accepting attitude, regardless of their religious beliefs, however, religious male adolescents consistently demonstrated a more negative attitude than nonreligious males.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007599:Judaism; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology