The effects of situational obstacles and social support on suicide-prevention gatekeeper behaviors

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• Personal Author:
  Chen PY ; Cigularov KP ; Hindman J ; Martinez JM ; Moore JT
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Although the effectiveness of suicide-prevention gatekeeper-training programs in improving knowledge, attitudes, and referral practices has been documented, their effects do not seem to be lasting. AIMS: This study investigated situational obstacles at work that prevent suicide-prevention gatekeepers from engaging in suicide-prevention behavior and the role of social support in modifying the relationship between situational obstacles and suicide-prevention behaviors. METHODS: 193 gatekeepers completed an online survey to rate the obstacles they had experienced at work since completing a gatekeeper-training program and the support received from coworkers, supervisors, and the organization. Participants also reported the frequency of suicide-prevention behaviors performed. RESULTS: The results indicated that both situational obstacles and social support predicted the number of suicide-prevention behaviors performed, as expected. There was also a trend that support from supervisors and the organization may alleviate the adverse effect of situational obstacles on suicide-prevention behavior. LIMITATIONS: The cross-sectional nature of the study does not allow for directional, causal conclusions to be drawn. CONCLUSIONS: By understanding the roles of situational obstacles faced by trained gatekeepers at their work and the support they receive from supervisors and organizations, appropriate strategies can be identified and applied to facilitate gatekeeper performance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Men Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Attitude Author Keywords: Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Humans Injury-prevention Management-personnel Mental-processes Psychological-processes Situational Obstacles Social Support Sociological-factors Supervisory-personnel Training Work-environment Work-organization Workers

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• ISSN:
  0227-5910
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  264-271
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040358
• Citation:
  Crisis 2011 Sep-Oct; 32(5):264-271
• Contact Point Address:
  J. Taylor Moore, Office of Suicide Prevention Prevention Services Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246, USA
• Email:
  taylor.moore@state.co.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado, Denver
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070701
• Source Full Name:
  Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:488c24ce6111e5fe5891baf7d5f12bf228d96bc1a64961b1c077317b55ba39079923c30736b515a186eb6f9b66c9cd0236d8969e0deff493f4929af433814a02
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193262/cdc_193262_DS1.pdf
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