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Attitudes Toward Suicide in Japanese and American Medical Students
Author(s) -
Domino George,
Takahashi Yoshitomo
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1991.tb00573.x
Subject(s) - multivariate analysis of variance , nationality , psychology , impulsivity , clinical psychology , univariate , ethnic group , aggression , demography , suicide prevention , social psychology , poison control , medicine , multivariate statistics , sociology , immigration , political science , medical emergency , law , statistics , mathematics , machine learning , computer science
The Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ) was administered to two samples of medical school students, from Japan ( n = 80 males and 20 females) and the United States ( n = 80 males and 20 females). A MANOVA followed by univariate tests indicated significant differences on the Right to die, Normality , and Aggression scales between Japanese and United States students, and significant gender differences on the Religion and Impulsivity scales. No gender by nationality interaction was obtained. An analysis of the individual SOQ items revealed substantial differences between Japanese and United States medical students in their views on suicide.