Table 6 Significant relationships between belief in suicide prevention ‘myths’ and helping intentions and behaviors (↓ = negative association, ↑ positive association)
Talk and listen | Professional help | Risk assessment | Non-recommended behaviors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Myth | Intention | Behavior | Intention | Behavior | Intention | Behavior | Intention | Behavior |
Asking about suicide might start them thinking about it | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | |||||
Risk of making the situation worse if I try to help | ↓ | ↓ | ||||||
Suicide happens without warning | ↑ | ↑ | ||||||
Suicide occurs without any sign | ↑ | ↑ | ||||||
If wants to kill themselves, we should not interfere | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | |||||
Once a person has made up mind, no one can stop him/her | ↓ | |||||||
People who make suicidal threats rarely kill themselves | ↓ | |||||||