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Electronic media use and suicidal ideation in Japanese adolescents
Author(s) -
Katsumata Yotaro,
Matsumoto Toshihiko,
Kitani Masahiko,
Takeshima Tadashi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01880.x
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , ideation , distrust , anxiety , psychology , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , electronic media , psychiatry , poison control , injury prevention , the internet , medicine , medical emergency , psychotherapist , advertising , world wide web , business , cognitive science , computer science
The present study found that a lifetime history of suicidal ideation may be significantly associated with a history of searching the Internet for information about suicide or self‐injury, experiences of anxiety or emotional pain related to the use of electronic media, and adolescents' distrust of the people around them. The impact of experiences using electronic media on suicidal ideation among Japanese adolescents is discussed.