TY - JOUR
T1 - Social stigma of suicide in South Korea
T2 - A cultural perspective
AU - An, Soontae
AU - Lee, Hannah
AU - Lee, Jiyoon
AU - Kang, Seungmi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This study examined suicide stigma in relation to Korean cultural characteristics, such as Collectivism, Chemyon sensitivity (concern about losing a socially acceptable face), the tendency toward conformity, and the emphasis on the interdependent self. We found that these characteristics were connected to suicide stigma in Korea. Those with high Chemyon sensitivity tended to perceive that suicidal people were incompetent, immoral, selfish, and deviated from society. Conformity tendency was positively associated with five stigma factors: incompetence, glorification, immorality, selfishness, and social exclusion. Those who perceived themselves as interdependent tended to consider suicidal people incompetent, lacking morality, self-centered, and deviant.
AB - This study examined suicide stigma in relation to Korean cultural characteristics, such as Collectivism, Chemyon sensitivity (concern about losing a socially acceptable face), the tendency toward conformity, and the emphasis on the interdependent self. We found that these characteristics were connected to suicide stigma in Korea. Those with high Chemyon sensitivity tended to perceive that suicidal people were incompetent, immoral, selfish, and deviated from society. Conformity tendency was positively associated with five stigma factors: incompetence, glorification, immorality, selfishness, and social exclusion. Those who perceived themselves as interdependent tended to consider suicidal people incompetent, lacking morality, self-centered, and deviant.
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U2 - 10.1080/07481187.2022.2051096
DO - 10.1080/07481187.2022.2051096
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85127253524
JO - Death Studies
JF - Death Studies
SN - 0748-1187
ER -