Media Coverage of Senior and Celebrity Suicides and Its Effects on Copycat Suicides among Seniors

Sang Yup Lee; Mi Ran Pyun

doi:10.1080/10410236.2022.2040171

Media Coverage of Senior and Celebrity Suicides and Its Effects on Copycat Suicides among Seniors

Sang Yup Lee, Mi Ran Pyun

Department of Communication

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Abstract

This study examined whether suicide rates in the elderly population are associated with media coverage of senior or celebrity suicides. Analyzing data from 2012 to 2015, we found that seniors were likely to be more influenced by media coverage of senior suicides than by celebrity suicides. Furthermore, the effects of media coverage of senior suicides were more significant when the reported reason was either health (mental or physical problems) or financial issues, such as poverty than other reasons.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1916-1922
Number of pages	7
Journal	Health Communication
Volume	38
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2040171
Publication status	Published - 2023

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