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A Content Analysis of Online Suicide Notes: Attempted Suicide Versus Attempt Resulting in Suicide
Author(s) -
Synnott John,
Ioannou Maria,
Coyne Angela,
Hemingway Siobhan
Publication year - 2018
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/sltb.12398
Subject(s) - loneliness , suicide methods , suicide prevention , feeling , suicide attempt , psychology , content (measure theory) , content analysis , poison control , injury prevention , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , suicide rates , social psychology , sociology , social science , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Fifty suicide notes of those who died by suicide and 50 suicide notes of those who survived their suicide attempt were analyzed using Smallest Space Analysis. The core of all suicide notes was discovered to be constructed with the use of four variables: saying goodbye to their audience , feelings of loneliness , method used to attempt suicide , and negative self‐image . Furthermore, three different suicide note themes of those who died and three suicide note themes from those who survived were also identified. The analysis revealed that suicide note writers who died by their attempt were more likely to combine a dislike of themselves and a concern for loved ones. The implications of the work in terms of suicide prevention are discussed.