Does social media use confer suicide risk? A systematic review of the evidence

Social media use has increased substantially over the past decade, as have suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). This simultaneous rise has led to growing concerns that social media use confers suicide risk. To assess the validity of such claims, conducting an updated systematic review was essenti...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Natalia Macrynikola, Emelyn Auad, Jose Menjivar, Regina Miranda
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Social media Suicidal ideation Suicide attempt Suicide Systematic review Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/b5c454e475b94b13b0a6405dc445369d
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:b5c454e475b94b13b0a6405dc445369d
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b5c454e475b94b13b0a6405dc445369d2021-12-01T05:04:04ZDoes social media use confer suicide risk? A systematic review of the evidence2451-958810.1016/j.chbr.2021.100094https://doaj.org/article/b5c454e475b94b13b0a6405dc445369d2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958821000427https://doaj.org/toc/2451-9588Social media use has increased substantially over the past decade, as have suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). This simultaneous rise has led to growing concerns that social media use confers suicide risk. To assess the validity of such claims, conducting an updated systematic review was essential. The aim of this review was to identify associations between aspects of social media use and STBs, with a focus on potential mechanisms underlying these relationships. An electronic keyword-based literature search was conducted in July 2020 using three databases, and 46 studies were included; PRISMA guidelines were followed in conducting this review. Frequency of social media and smartphone use tended to be associated with STBs. Sexting and suicide-related social media use were also positively associated with STBs. Findings were mixed regarding social media addiction and STBs, but strong associations emerged between smartphone addiction and STBs. More longitudinal research is needed to assess causality and to identify potential mechanisms underlying associations between patterns of digital use and STBs. A discussion of these findings, along with calls to action for research, is included to inspire future directions that will move this area of research forward in the coming decade.Natalia MacrynikolaEmelyn AuadJose MenjivarRegina MirandaElsevierarticleSocial mediaSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptSuicideSystematic reviewElectronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95PsychologyBF1-990ENComputers in Human Behavior Reports, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 100094- (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Social media Suicidal ideation Suicide attempt Suicide Systematic review Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990
spellingShingle	Social media Suicidal ideation Suicide attempt Suicide Systematic review Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990 Natalia Macrynikola Emelyn Auad Jose Menjivar Regina Miranda Does social media use confer suicide risk? A systematic review of the evidence
description	Social media use has increased substantially over the past decade, as have suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). This simultaneous rise has led to growing concerns that social media use confers suicide risk. To assess the validity of such claims, conducting an updated systematic review was essential. The aim of this review was to identify associations between aspects of social media use and STBs, with a focus on potential mechanisms underlying these relationships. An electronic keyword-based literature search was conducted in July 2020 using three databases, and 46 studies were included; PRISMA guidelines were followed in conducting this review. Frequency of social media and smartphone use tended to be associated with STBs. Sexting and suicide-related social media use were also positively associated with STBs. Findings were mixed regarding social media addiction and STBs, but strong associations emerged between smartphone addiction and STBs. More longitudinal research is needed to assess causality and to identify potential mechanisms underlying associations between patterns of digital use and STBs. A discussion of these findings, along with calls to action for research, is included to inspire future directions that will move this area of research forward in the coming decade.
format	article
author	Natalia Macrynikola Emelyn Auad Jose Menjivar Regina Miranda
author_facet	Natalia Macrynikola Emelyn Auad Jose Menjivar Regina Miranda
author_sort	Natalia Macrynikola
title	Does social media use confer suicide risk? A systematic review of the evidence
title_short	Does social media use confer suicide risk? A systematic review of the evidence
title_full	Does social media use confer suicide risk? A systematic review of the evidence
title_fullStr	Does social media use confer suicide risk? A systematic review of the evidence
title_full_unstemmed	Does social media use confer suicide risk? A systematic review of the evidence
title_sort	does social media use confer suicide risk? a systematic review of the evidence
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/b5c454e475b94b13b0a6405dc445369d
work_keys_str_mv	AT nataliamacrynikola doessocialmediauseconfersuicideriskasystematicreviewoftheevidence AT emelynauad doessocialmediauseconfersuicideriskasystematicreviewoftheevidence AT josemenjivar doessocialmediauseconfersuicideriskasystematicreviewoftheevidence AT reginamiranda doessocialmediauseconfersuicideriskasystematicreviewoftheevidence
_version_	1718405565889118208

Does social media use confer suicide risk? A systematic review of the evidence

Ejemplares similares