In the component of the paradigm (
Corbin & Strauss, 2007
),
‘
contextual conditions
’
, participants expressed that suicide is seen as a
dishonourable act in Chinese culture and therefore other people make
derogatory judgments about those who attempt. While participants
perceived that these historical beliefs had a positive effect on their
recovery. However, they also perceived that it would be more helpful
if Taiwanese society could modify their beliefs and accept that suicide
does happen and that individuals who attempt need to be accepted
and cared for in a sheltered and friendly environment. Therefore, two
categories were created in the contextual conditions (see Fig. 1)