Impact of social media on adolescent suicide and countermeasures

QIU Yafei

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024173

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QIU Yafei. Impact of social media on adolescent suicide and countermeasures[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2024, 45(6): 904-907. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024173

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QIU Yafei. Impact of social media on adolescent suicide and countermeasures[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2024, 45(6): 904-907. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024173

QIU Yafei. Impact of social media on adolescent suicide and countermeasures[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2024, 45(6): 904-907. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024173

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QIU Yafei. Impact of social media on adolescent suicide and countermeasures[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2024, 45(6): 904-907. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024173

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Impact of social media on adolescent suicide and countermeasures

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024173

QIU Yafei

Mental Health Education Center, Wuhan College, Wuhan (430079), Hubei Province, China

Received Date: 2024-02-23
Rev Recd Date: 2024-04-02

Available Online: 2024-06-27

Publish Date: 2024-06-25

Abstract

Abstract

In recent years, much attention has been paid on possible impact of social media on adolescents' suicidal and self-injurious behaviors, and their relationship and mechanism of action which would be clarified are crucial for suicide prevention work of adolescents. The review mainly summarizes the conceptualization of social media and suicide/self-injurious behaviors, as well as the directions and mechanisms of their associations. It points out further steps to prevent suicide for those internet aborigines among adolescents, aiming to provide a theoretical basis and practical direction for future suicide prevention work.
- Communications media,
- Suicide,
- Tool use behavior,
- Adolescent

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