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College Students' Responses to Suicidal Content on Social Networking Sites: An Examination Using a Simulated Facebook Newsfeed.
- Source :
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Suicide & life-threatening behavior [Suicide Life Threat Behav] 2016 Oct; Vol. 46 (5), pp. 609-624. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Mar 21. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Although Facebook has a peer-initiated suicide prevention protocol, little is known about users' abilities to notice, recognize, and appropriately interpret suicidal content or about their willingness to intervene. In this study, 468 college students were randomly assigned to interact with a simulated Facebook newsfeed containing content reflecting various suicide risk levels. A larger proportion of those exposed to content reflecting moderate and severe suicide risk noticed, recognized, appropriately interpreted, and endorsed taking action to intervene, as compared to those exposed to content representing no or low risk. Overall, results indicate that college students are responsive to suicidal content on Facebook.<br /> (© 2016 The American Association of Suicidology.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Attitude to Computers
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Peer Group
Risk Management
Social Networking
Internet standards
Internet statistics & numerical data
Self-Injurious Behavior prevention & control
Self-Injurious Behavior psychology
Social Support
Students psychology
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide psychology
Suicide Prevention
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1943-278X
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Suicide & life-threatening behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26999294
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12241