ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Quality of News Reporting of Suicidal Behavior in Arabic Newspapers of Kuwait Against World Health Organization Guidelines

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Cultural Psychology

  • Shahah Altammar
    The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training

Abstract

We aimed to assess the quality of newspaper reporting of suicidal behaviors in Kuwait against World Health Organization (WHO) reporting guidelines.

We searched the available contents in four (Arabic-language) newspapers and assessed the adherence to the WHO media guidelines. We collected the reports between January 18, 2015, and September 3,2021.

Suicide