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ERIC Number: EJ480626
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-1187
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College Students' Hypothetical Responses to Suicidal Individuals Who Are HIV Positive, Substance Abusing, Depressed, or Anxious.
O'Neal, Steven E.; Range, Lillian M.
Death Studies, v17 n2 p143-49 1993
Undergraduates (n=141) read vignette about suicidal person with either Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, depression, drug abuse, anxiety, or adjustment problems. Found that suicidal person who was human immunodeficiency virus-positive engendered significantly less helpful responses from students than did suicidal person who had panic attacks. Revealing life circumstances failed to engender increased empathy among students. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, College Students, Depression (Psychology), Empathy, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Substance Abuse, Suicide
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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