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Internet Use and Web Communication Networks, Sources of Social Support, and Forms of Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury Among Adolescents: Different Patterns Between Genders
Author(s) -
Tseng FangYi,
Yang HaoJan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12124
Subject(s) - the internet , psychology , social support , gesture , protective factor , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , poison control , social psychology , medicine , world wide web , medical emergency , computer science , computer vision
The relationships of Internet use, web communication, and sources of social support with adolescent self‐injurious thoughts and behaviors ( SITB s) in T aiwan were investigated. The study sample of 391 12 to 18‐year‐olds was selected from nine public high schools. Findings show that girls are more likely to have SITB s, except for suicide gestures. Web communication is a risk factor for SITB s in boys but not in girls. Family support is protective in both genders. Support from friends is protective and support from significant others was a risk factor for suicide plans in girls. Support from virtual social communities can have both positive and negative effects on adolescent SITB s, with different effects by gender.