Author/Editor		Schmidtke, Armin; Schaller, S; Mueller, I
Title		Media effects on imitation of suicidal behaviour and amok events
Type		članek
Source		In: Grad-Tekavčič O, editor. Suicide risk and protective factors in the new millennium. Ljubljana: Cankarjev dom,
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 277-80
Language		eng
Abstract		Imitation effects on aggression and suicide exist. The reporting or portrayal of aggressive or suicidal behaviour might be influential in the short and long term. The results of the present study show that also amok behaviour might be imitated.The majority of events are not distributed by chance over time. Most amok events follow an other event in a period of time which is within the frame given by many studies of imitation.There are also examples of a strong similarity between the modus operandi of various amok runners as already shown by Cantor and Sheehan (1996). Therefore, it may be dangerous to report about amok events in a sensational way.
Descriptors		SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR AGGRESSION VIOLENCE MASS MEDIA