Digital self-harm and suicidality among adolescents.

Autor: Patchin JW; Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, USA., Hinduja S; School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA., Meldrum RC; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Child and adolescent mental health [Child Adolesc Ment Health] 2023 Feb; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 52-59. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 10.
DOI: 10.1111/camh.12574
Abstrakt: Background: Research on digital self-harm - the anonymous online posting, sending, or otherwise sharing of hurtful content about oneself - is still in its infancy. Yet unexplored is whether digital self-harm is related to suicidal ideation or suicide attempts.
Methods: In the current study, survey data were collected in 2019 from a national sample of 4972 American middle and high school students (M age  = 14.5; 50% female). Logistic regression analysis was used to assess whether lifetime engagement in two different indicators of digital self-harm was associated with suicidal thoughts and attempts within the past year.
Results: Logistic regression analysis showed that engagement in digital self-harm was associated with a five- to sevenfold increase in the likelihood of reporting suicidal thoughts and a nine- to 15-fold increase in the likelihood of a suicide attempt.
Conclusions: Results suggest a connection between digital self-harm and suicidality. As such, health professionals must screen for digital self-harm to address underlying mental health problems among youth that may occur prior to or alongside suicidality, and parents/caregivers must convey to children that they are available to dialog, support, and assist with the root issues that may eventually manifest as digital self-harm.
(© 2022 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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