Attitudes Towards Suicide Among Previous Suicide Attempters, Those With Suicidal Ideation, and Non-Attempters (Micro HV 6545 L53 1983)

This study tests Goffman’s hypothesis that familiarity with deviants tends to increase tolerance toward deviance. The SOQ was administered to a sample of University of Arizona undergraduate volunteers. Answers were factor analyzed using a principal component rotation. Seven factors emerged, composed of 31 questions and accounting for 24% of the total variance. Results indicated atempters were significantly more likely than the other two groups to be more accepting of suicide.