The Constructed Meaning of Suicide: A Relational Dialectics Theory Analysis of Online Suicide Chats

被引：1
作者：
Conrad, Jordan B. [1 ]
Coohey, Carol [2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Iowa, Dept Commun Studies, Iowa City, IA 52245 USA
[2] Univ Iowa, Sch Social Work, Iowa City, IA 52245 USA
[3] Univ Iowa, Natl Resource Ctr Family Ctr Practice, Iowa City, IA 52245 USA
[4] Univ Iowa, Iowa Ctr Sch Mental Hlth, Iowa City, IA 52245 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION INQUIRY | 2023年 / 47卷 / 02期
关键词：
relational dialectics theory; suicide; contrapuntal analysis; crisis chat services; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; PEOPLE; ADULTS;
D O I：
10.1177/01968599221128533
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
Examining synchronous chats from an online suicide crisis intervention, we used contrapuntal analysis to identify competing discourses of meaning among online suicide chat users. Contrapuntal analysis revealed two emergent discourses in competition to make meaning of suicide among crisis chat users: Discourses of the Precious Life (DPL) and Discourses of Life as a Thing (DLT). The results provide a nuanced understanding of the cultural meaning of suicide presented in chat visitors' discourse. Aside from the theoretical implications for RDT 2.0 focused research, this study extends a growing body of suicide research that foregrounds culture as a basis for understanding the meaning of suicide from the perspective of the lived experience.
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页数：19
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