Rola twórców kultury popularnej w działaniach na rzecz zapobiegania zachowaniom samobójczym wśród dzieci i młodzieży
The role of popular culture creators in activities aimed at preventing suicidal behavior among children and adolescents

Author(s): Halszka Witkowska
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: suicidal behavior; popular culture; Werther effect; Papageno effect; teenagers; suicide prevention
Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the influence of popular culture on suicidal behavior. It focuses on the issues of the Werther effect and the Papageno effect. The author indicates that a serious factor that may cause the Werther effect is the glorification and romanticization of suicide in works of culture. What deserves special attention is the wide reach of popular culture among young people, who are extremely vulnerable to suicidal behavior and susceptible to the influence of imitations. The main thesis of the article is the need to involve the creative culture community in activities aimed at preventing suicidal behavior.

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