@article{oai:air.repo.nii.ac.jp:00003457,
 author = {Sasaki, Hisanaga and Iwata, Toyoto and Maeda, Eri and Murata, Katsuyuki},
 issue = {3/4},
 journal = {秋田医学, AKITA JOURNAL OF MEDICINE},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {A cross-sectional study was conducted to clarify what factors were associated with personal and perceived stigma against talking about suicide, considered as prejudicial attitudes, prior to a community-based intervention for suicide prevention. Among 1,442 residents aged 20 years and over who lived in a rural town in northern Japan and returned questionnaire forms containing complete information, 852 answered that they avoided talking about suicide (i.e., personal stigma) and 897 answered that they thought that people avoided talking about suicide (i.e., perceived stigma). The personal and perceived stigma was observed more frequently in females and those aged 40 years and over. The perceived stigma was significantly associated with both bereavement experiences from suicide of a family member and of a friend, belief that suicide is preventable (i.e., preventability), and suicidal ideation within one month. The personal stigma was significantly associated with bereavement experience from suicide of a friend and preventability. This is the first report to demonstrate stigma against talking about suicide at the community level. In addition, these data suggest that persons with perceived stigma against talking about suicide have stronger suicidal ideation than those with the personal stigma. A community-based education is needed to reduce such prejudicial attitudes toward suicide.},
 pages = {113--120},
 title = {An Analysis of Factors Associated with Personal and Perceived Stigma Against Talking About Suicide in a Rural Japanese Community},
 volume = {45},
 year = {2019}
}