Associations Between Social Media and Suicidal Behaviors During a Youth Suicide Cluster in Ohio.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Youth suicide clusters may be exacerbated by suicide contagion-the spread of suicidal behaviors. Factors promoting suicide contagion are poorly understood, particularly in the advent of social media. Using cross-sectional data from an ongoing youth suicide cluster in Ohio, this study examines associations between suicide cluster-related social media and suicidal behaviors.

Methods

We surveyed 7th- to 12th-grade students in northeastern Ohio during a 2017-2018 suicide cluster to assess the prevalence of suicidal ideation (SI), suicide attempts (SAs), and associations with potential contagion-promoting factors such as suicide cluster-related social media, vigils, memorials, news articles, and watching the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why before or during the cluster. Gene

SUBMITTER: Swedo EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8366066 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature