Effects of exposure to self-harm on social media: Evidence from a two-wave panel study among young adults
Effects of exposure to self-harm on social media: Evidence from a two-wave panel study among young adults
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DOI：
10.1177/1461444819850106
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发表时间：
2019-11-01
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5
通讯作者：
Romer, Daniel
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作者：
Arendt, Florian;Scherr, Sebastian;Romer, Daniel
自杀是青少年死亡的主要原因，媒体对自杀行为的预防可能是一个危险因素。有趣的是，Instagram最近受到了更多的学术关注，因为它有大量公开的、明确的、图形化的自我伤害的信息。重要的是，研究人员假设，暴露于这些内容可能是脆弱受众自我伤害和自杀的风险。我们在年轻人（N = 729）中使用两波美国面板调查来验证这一假设。分析表明，在Instagram上暴露于自我伤害与自杀意念、自我伤害和情绪障碍有关，即使控制了暴露于具有类似内容的其他来源。正如假设的那样，在第一波中暴露于Instagram上的自我伤害可以预测1个月后第二波的自我伤害和自杀相关结果。这些发现提供了证据，表明这种接触可能导致易受感染的用户受到感染。的影响进行了讨论。
Suicide is a leading cause of death among youth, and media depictions of suicidal behavior can be a contributing risk factor. Of interest, Instagram recently received more scholarly attention due to its large number of publicly available, explicit, and graphic depictions of self-harm. Importantly, researchers have hypothesized that exposure to this content could be a risk for self-harm and suicide in vulnerable audiences. We tested this hypothesis using a two-wave US panel survey among young adults (N = 729). Analyses indicated that exposure to self-harm on Instagram was associated with suicidal ideation, self-harm, and emotional disturbance even controlling for exposure to other sources with similar content. As hypothesized, exposure to self-harm on Instagram at the first wave prospectively predicted self-harm and suicidality-related outcomes at the second wave 1 month later. These findings provide evidence that such exposure can lead to contagion in vulnerable users. Implications are discussed.