New York Taxi Driver Perspectives on News Coverage of Driver Suicides.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 PSYCHIATRY

Crisis-The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1027/0227-5910/a000979

Matthew Kelly, Bessie Liu, Hana Minsky, Paul Nestadt, Joseph J Gallo

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Abstract

Background: In 2018, news outlets began reporting on a suicide epidemic among New York City's yellow taxi drivers. Within months, print, television, radio, and internet outlets had produced pieces describing the deaths of drivers struggling to endure transformations in their industry. Aims: We explored taxi drivers' perspectives regarding suicide news coverage and the degree to which the coverage affected their lives. Methods: Current and recent taxi drivers participated in open-ended, life-history-informed interviews, which were transcribed and analyzed thematically. Results: We interviewed 21 participants. Four themes related to interviewees' experience of suicide-related media coverage emerged: drivers' awareness of the news coverage and opinions regarding it, the degree to which the coverage motivated drivers to engage in conversation with others about stress, the extent to which coverage inspired drivers to think differently about mental health, and perceptions regarding the media's broader characterization of taxi drivers. Limitations: Interviews were conducted in English, a second language for many taxi drivers. Conclusion: Taxi drivers expressed diverse views regarding media reporting on driver suicides, with some viewing it as helpful, while others critiqued it as simplistic, stigmatizing, and sensationalist.

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纽约出租车司机对司机自杀新闻报道的看法。

背景：2018 年，新闻媒体开始报道纽约市黄包车司机的自杀流行病。短短几个月内，印刷、电视、广播和互联网媒体纷纷推出报道，描述了在行业变革中挣扎的司机的死亡经历。目的：我们探讨了出租车司机对自杀新闻报道的看法，以及这些报道对他们生活的影响程度。方法：现任和新任出租车司机参加了一个开放式调查：现任和新任出租车司机参与了开放式、以生活史为基础的访谈，访谈内容均已转录并进行了专题分析。结果我们采访了 21 位参与者。与受访者对自杀相关媒体报道的体验有关的四个主题分别是：司机对新闻报道的认识和看法、新闻报道在多大程度上促使司机与他人就压力问题进行交谈、新闻报道在多大程度上促使司机对心理健康问题进行不同的思考，以及对媒体对出租车司机的广泛描述的看法。局限性：访谈以英语进行，而英语对许多出租车司机来说是第二语言。结论出租车司机对媒体关于司机自杀的报道表达了不同的观点，一些人认为报道很有帮助，而另一些人则批评报道过于简单、污名化和煽情。

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Crisis-The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Multiple-

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6.70%

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期刊介绍： A must for all who need to keep up on the latest findings from both basic research and practical experience in the fields of suicide prevention and crisis intervention! This well-established periodical’s reputation for publishing important articles on suicidology and crisis intervention from around the world is being further enhanced with the move to 6 issues per year (previously 4) in 2010. But over and above its scientific reputation, Crisis also publishes potentially life-saving information for all those involved in crisis intervention and suicide prevention, making it important reading for clinicians, counselors, hotlines, and crisis intervention centers.