Background: "Committed suicide" is often deemed less acceptable than alternative phrases, but such judgments vary widely across individuals. Aim: We tested whether the endorsement of statements containing "committed suicide" is greater when a suicide death is depicted as immoral. We also assessed the degree of immorality suggested by the free-standing phrases "committed suicide" and "died by suicide." Method: Undergraduate participants (N = 154) read scenarios of a suicide depicted as immoral and one depicted more neutrally and judged the applicability of statements employing either "committed suicide" or "died by suicide" to each scenario. Participants next chose between the free-standing phrases "committed suicide" or "died by suicide" in terms of which connoted immorality and provided written justifications for their choices. Results: Participants judged "committed suicide" statements to be most applicable to the immoral-suicide scenario. A large majority of participants chose "committed suicide" over "died by suicide" as connoting immorality and participants' justifications for this choice revealed several meaningful themes. Limitations: Our manipulation of immorality employed religious overtones and our participants were undergraduate students. Conclusions: Findings contribute to the empirical basis for concerns regarding the phrase "committed suicide," with implications for stigma reduction and help-seeking.

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所描绘的不道德行为会影响短语“承诺自杀”的可感知适用性。

背景：“自杀式自杀”通常被认为比替代短语更不可接受，但是这种判断在各个人之间差异很大。目的：我们测试了当自杀死亡被描述为不道德行为时，对包含“已自杀”的陈述的认可是否更大。我们还评估了独立的短语“自杀”和“自杀死亡”所暗示的不道德程度。方法：大学生（N = 154）阅读描述为不道德的自杀情景，并以中立的方式描写自杀情景，并判断对每种情景采用“承诺自杀”或“自杀死亡”的陈述的适用性。接下来，参加者在独立的短语“自杀中”或“自杀中死亡”之间进行选择。在这方面意味着不道德，并为他们的选择提供了书面依据。结果：参与者认为“自杀”声明最适合不道德自杀的情况。绝大多数参与者选择“自杀”而不是“自杀死亡”，因为这意味着不道德，并且参与者对此选择的辩解揭示了几个有意义的主题。局限性：我们对不道德行为的处理带有宗教色彩，我们的参与者是大学生。结论：研究结果为人们对“自杀”一词的担忧提供了经验基础，并有助于减少耻辱感和寻求帮助。陈述最适合不道德自杀的情况。绝大多数参与者选择“自杀”而不是“自杀死亡”，因为这意味着不道德，并且参与者对此选择的辩解揭示了几个有意义的主题。局限性：我们对不道德行为的处理带有宗教色彩，我们的参与者是大学生。结论：研究结果为人们对“自杀”一词的担忧提供了经验基础，并有助于减少耻辱感和寻求帮助。陈述最适合不道德自杀的情况。绝大多数参与者选择“自杀”而不是“自杀死亡”，因为这意味着不道德，并且参与者对此选择的辩解揭示了几个有意义的主题。局限性：我们对不道德行为的处理带有宗教色彩，我们的参与者是大学生。结论：研究结果为人们对“自杀”一词的担忧提供了经验基础，并有助于减少耻辱感和寻求帮助。局限性：我们对不道德行为的处理带有宗教色彩，我们的参与者是大学生。结论：研究结果为人们对“自杀”一词的担忧提供了经验基础，并有助于减少耻辱感和寻求帮助。局限性：我们对不道德行为的处理带有宗教色彩，我们的参与者是大学生。结论：研究结果为人们对“自杀”一词的担忧提供了经验基础，并有助于减少耻辱感和寻求帮助。