Rising incidents of suicide capture the attention of healthcare providers, government agencies, non-governmental organizations and media. Furthermore, public conversations about social problems are largely mediated by the media. It is noteworthy that media have the power to shape the way the public thinks about an issue by suggesting what the issue is about, what the cause is, and what should be done as a solution. The current study aims to examine suicide coverage in Malaysia, particularly the problem characterization and solution advocacy by The Star in reporting suicide from 2014 to 2018. The Star is the English-language daily newspaper with the largest circulation in Malaysia. Through content analysis, the study found that there was a statistically significant difference between the number of articles reporting suicide and the different years. Most of the coverage was published in the form of straight news with a negative depiction of suicide. There was reporting on both local and international suicide news. In addition, suicide was linked to various issues (e.g. mental health, relationship or marriage problems, financial problems, workplace stress, etc.) in the coverage. The study also found a significant difference between issue narrative styles and suicide solutions. The practical implications of the findings are discussed with regard to the role of media in raising awareness of suicide, promoting prevention and intervention efforts at the institutional level, as well as undertaking a more robust interpretive approach in addressing the issue.

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马来西亚自杀报道：媒体的问题描述和解决方案倡导

不断上升的自杀事件引起了医疗保健提供者、政府机构、非政府组织和媒体的关注。此外，关于社会问题的公开对话主要由媒体进行调解。值得注意的是，媒体有权通过建议问题是什么、原因是什么以及应该采取什么解决方案来塑造公众对问题的看法。目前的研究旨在检查马来西亚的自杀报道，特别是《星报》在 2014 年至 2018 年期间报道自杀的问题特征和解决方案倡导。《星报》是马来西亚发行量最大的英文日报。通过内容分析，研究发现报告自杀的文章数量与不同年份之间存在统计学上的显着差异。大多数报道以直接新闻的形式发布，对自杀进行了负面描述。当地和国际自杀新闻都有报道。此外，自杀与报道中的各种问题（例如心理健康、关系或婚姻问题、财务问题、工作压力等）有关。该研究还发现问题叙述风格和自杀解决方案之间存在显着差异。讨论了调查结果的实际意义，即媒体在提高自杀意识、促进机构层面的预防和干预工作以及采取更强有力的解释方法来解决该问题方面的作用。当地和国际自杀新闻都有报道。此外，自杀与报道中的各种问题（例如心理健康、关系或婚姻问题、财务问题、工作压力等）有关。该研究还发现问题叙述风格和自杀解决方案之间存在显着差异。讨论了调查结果的实际意义，即媒体在提高自杀意识、促进机构层面的预防和干预工作以及采取更强有力的解释方法来解决该问题方面的作用。当地和国际自杀新闻都有报道。此外，自杀与报道中的各种问题（例如心理健康、关系或婚姻问题、财务问题、工作压力等）有关。该研究还发现问题叙述风格和自杀解决方案之间存在显着差异。讨论了调查结果的实际意义，即媒体在提高自杀意识、促进机构层面的预防和干预工作以及采取更强有力的解释方法来解决该问题方面的作用。该研究还发现问题叙述风格和自杀解决方案之间存在显着差异。讨论了调查结果的实际意义，即媒体在提高自杀意识、促进机构层面的预防和干预工作以及采取更强有力的解释方法来解决该问题方面的作用。该研究还发现问题叙述风格和自杀解决方案之间存在显着差异。讨论了调查结果的实际意义，即媒体在提高自杀意识、促进机构层面的预防和干预工作以及采取更强有力的解释方法来解决该问题方面的作用。