Gothic and suicide: a myth almost as widespread as the already discussed relation to Satanism. Beyond the personality of the person it is worth clarifying, and so redundant that is sometimes forgotten, goths are people, it seems that it is necessary to award the label "potentially suicidal" to anyone who presents himself as a member of the subculture. And, as if the myth was not enough, a study in Scotland served to legitimize and reinforce the negative view of society. The research in question is spread through various means (such as the English newspaper El Mundo and the Argentine daily La Nacion. ") The article "The World" - which dates from April 22, 2006 and was removed from http://noticierosuicida.blogspot.com/2006/04/ms-intentos-suicidas-y-autolesiones.html- states:
" More suicide attempts and self harm among young people" Gothic "
A study has uncovered the darker side of the followers of this urban tribe. Belong to it is associated with an increased risk of self-inflict
damage
They are known as 'Gothic' or 'claims' and are distinguished by their musical preferences and especially for his unique style of dress: a rigorous black, baroque clothing and religious symbols and strings. Also like pale face makeup. But apparently, the peculiarities of this popular urban tribe are not limited to aesthetics . A Scottish study has uncovered another fact less safe: its cult of self-injury and death . In fact, research has found that the mere fact of belonging to this current is strongly associated with a greater propensity to cut, scratched or be and body markings suicide attempt. The relationship is independent of the presence of other factors that predispose to this type of behavior as belonging to certain social class, parental separation, substance abuse (alcohol, drugs or snuff) and a history of depression. Further, the followers any other urban tribe exhibit such level of adherence to self-injurious behaviors such as 'Gothic' . These findings stem from work conducted by researchers at the University of Glasgow, Scotland (UK) and published in the online edition of the journal British Medical Journal .
INTERVIEWS
The study is based on a consecutive series of interviews were conducted with a group of 1,258 kids who were 11, 13, 15 and 19. They were asked about their tendency to self-inflict damage and degree of identification with different subcultures, including the 'gothic'. Being a member of the latter was associated with a 53% frequency self-harm over time and 47% of suicide attempts . The authors note that self-induced physical damage is a relatively common behavior among adolescents. It is estimated that between 7% and 14% is produced cuts, burns or strokes that are interpreted as signs of an adjustment disorder, his inability to deal properly with negative emotions like anger, anxiety, frustration or guilt. However, it is known that self-injury are linked to increased risk of subsequent suicide and disorders like young psiquiátricos.El 'sinister' by the physical damage had been targeted before, but until now no clear evidence on the frequency and meaning. Twelve of the 25 kids participating in the survey who identified themselves as members of this tribe acknowledged that they harmed themselves. Five of them had done before joining the group, after two and four at the time of unirse.Los authors shuffled two possible mechanisms to explain this association. They note, first, that lesions may respond to a normative component of the group and that would occur for other members to emulate. But, alternatively, suggest they could be kids themselves, with a particular proclivity for these behaviors, to be drawn expressly for this current . Believe that both possibilities are present, although the latter seems more likely to explain this dark cult of self-harm "
I'm not able to say that research results are not true because it would be unethical to question the rigor scientific community. However, it is clear that the news spread of those characteristics in a society that already has a negative view about the Goth subculture tends to generate a higher level of rejection of the group. Thus, the vision of "are Satanic" is added to "are depressed" which undoubtedly contributes nothing positive to the situation or help a better understanding of who chose an alternative lifestyle to that proposed by the society.
In addition, articles of this nature do nothing to cause alarm among parents when - go contradiction! - A couple of entries ago we were facing a BBC article, also based on a study-in which was presented to Goths as people with promising futures and expectations for the future ... Now, at this point is worth asking, how is it possible to combine two visions as diverse as set forth here and described by the BBC article? There seems to be a double standard about Gothic is overwhelming and, before which people take for himself the worst-versions of the "depression" of the "suicide" of the "upset" - .
Personally, I would argue that the existence of two conflicting versions as about the same phenomenon is that the characterization of the Gothic as a subculture and lifestyle that is defined in terms of art is not applicable to all those who claim to be members of the group. Thus, it is true that along with those who define themselves as goths for his devotion to the dark art, people with psychiatric disorders, especially depression, which adhere to the subculture because it provides a refuge and, often, pairs with which they can share their experiences. Likewise, others are called "Gothic" themselves by the mere desire to differentiate themselves from the rest of society in order to attract attention, desire, often leads to damage and, although it sounds macabre, show off their scars on fotologs or similar means of expression ... We must not forget that the proximity of poetry and Gothic art in general to the vast source of feelings invests the culture of a halo of melancholy ... and often confused with the "melancholy" with "depression" ...
After all, "Gothic" is a concept and, even when trying to give a precise and concrete, there is always a variety of interpretations even among group members themselves.
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