Werther effect
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The Werther effect is a social phenomenon in which widely publicized suicides, especially of famous or fictional individuals, lead to an increase in imitative suicides among vulnerable people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Werther effect canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copycat suicide effect
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media contagion effect ⓘ social phenomenon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
media coverage of suicide
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suicidal ideation contagion ⓘ vulnerable individuals ⓘ |
| concerns |
individuals identifying with suicide victims
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individuals with pre-existing mental health problems ⓘ vulnerable adolescents ⓘ |
| describes |
imitative suicidal behavior
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increase in suicides following media reports of suicide ⓘ |
| field |
media studies
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public health ⓘ social psychology ⓘ suicidology ⓘ |
| firstDescribedInContextOf | reactions to Goethe's novel The Sorrows of Young Werther ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
copycat suicide
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suicide contagion ⓘ |
| hasCause |
detailed description of suicide methods in media
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romanticized portrayal of suicide ⓘ sensationalized reporting of suicide ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increase in suicide rates
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method-specific imitation of suicide ⓘ temporal clustering of suicides ⓘ |
| hasGeographicPattern | increase in suicides in regions exposed to coverage ⓘ |
| hasTemporalPattern | short-term increase in suicides after media reports ⓘ |
| influences |
World Health Organization suicide reporting recommendations
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journalistic codes of ethics on suicide coverage ⓘ media reporting guidelines on suicide ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
public health concern
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risk factor for suicide at population level ⓘ |
| mitigatedBy |
avoiding explicit description of suicide methods
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avoiding glorification of suicide ⓘ including help-seeking information in suicide reports ⓘ responsible media reporting ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
The Sorrows of Young Werther
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Werther (fictional character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Papageno effect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
contagion in social networks
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modeling of behavior ⓘ social learning theory ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
case-control studies of suicide contagion
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epidemiological studies of suicide ⓘ time-series analyses of suicide rates ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
celebrity suicides
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fictional character suicides ⓘ highly publicized suicides ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.