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Assessing the impact of Instagram use and deliberate self‐harm in adolescents: A scoping review.
- Source :
- International Journal of Mental Health Nursing; Feb2023, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p14-29, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The use of Instagram by adolescents to access deliberate self‐harm content is a growing concern among scholars, mental health professionals and families, with many adolescents (10–19‐year‐olds) imitating offline what they have seen online. This scoping review aims to investigate the extent to which Instagram use impacts the mental health of its adolescent users, identifying whether there is a relationship between time spent on Instagram and engagement in deliberate self‐harm. The databases, PubMed, Web of Science, Google scholar, APA PsycInfo, CINAHL and child development and adolescent studies were explored, and after applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria, 15 papers were included in this review. Thematic analysis indicated that there was a relationship between time spent on Instagram and deliberate self‐harm; desensitization of deliberate self‐harm resulting in normalization; social contagion and that Instagram provided a sense of belonging to its users who engaged in deliberate self‐harm. Implications of this research is that it is quickly outdated as new social media platforms are developed and that the reliance on self‐reports does not have high validity or reliability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ONLINE information services
PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
CINAHL database
SOCIAL media
SYSTEMATIC reviews
SELF-injurious behavior
MENTAL health
TEENAGERS' conduct of life
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
LITERATURE reviews
DATA analysis software
MEDLINE
THEMATIC analysis
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14458330
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161283042
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13055