#cutting: non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) on Instagram
| Autor: | A D Goldwich, Rebecca C. Brown, Paul L. Plener, Ferdinand Keller, Robert Young, Tin Fischer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male 050103 clinical psychology medicine.medical_specialty Evening Adolescent Poison control Emotional contagion Suicide prevention Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention Reinforcement Social medicine Photography Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social media Interpersonal Relations Psychiatry Child Applied Psychology Skin 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics Social relation 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Social Perception Female Empathy Psychology Self-Injurious Behavior Social Media |
| ISSN: | 0033-2917 |
| Popis: | BackgroundSocial media presents an important means for social interaction, especially among adolescents, with Instagram being the most popular platform in this age-group. Pictures and communication about non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) can frequently be found on the internet.MethodsDuring 4 weeks in April 2016, n = 2826 (from n = 1154 accounts) pictures which directly depicted wounds on Instagram were investigated. Those pictures, associated comments, and user accounts were independently rated for content. Associations between characteristics of pictures and comments as well as weekly and daily trends of posting behavior were analyzed.ResultsMost commonly, pictures depicted wounds caused by cutting on arms or legs and were rated as mild or moderate injuries. Pictures with increasing wound grades and those depicting multiple methods of NSSI generated elevated amounts of comments. While most comments were neutral or empathic with some offering help, few comments were hostile. Pictures were mainly posted in the evening hours, with a small peak in the early morning. While there was a slight peak of pictures being posted on Sundays, postings were rather evenly spread across the week.ConclusionsPictures of NSSI are frequently posted on Instagram. Social reinforcement might play a role in the posting of more severe NSSI pictures. Social media platforms need to take appropriate measures for preventing online social contagion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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