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Can Media Effects Counteract Legislation Reforms? The Case of Adolescent Firearm Suicides in the Wake of the Austrian Firearm Legislation
Thomas Niederkrotenthaler ,
Benedikt Till ,
Arno Herberth ,
Nestor D. Kapusta ,
Martin Voracek ,
Kanita Dervic ,
Elmar Etzersdorfer ,
Gernot Sonneck
January 2009
January 2009
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Abstract
To assess the impact of the Austrian firearm legislation (1997) on adolescent suicides,
we investigated time trends in youth suicide prevalence (1986-2006) with Poisson regression.
A temporary increase in firearm suicides after the reform was observed, followed by
a continuous decrease. The hypothesis that media reporting triggered the short-term
backlash effect is discussed.