Social media, internet use and suicide attempts in adolescents
Overview
This review examines the relationship between social media or internet use and suicide attempts among adolescents under 19 years old. It summarizes findings from nine studies indicating an association between heavy usage and increased attempts, while noting that factors like cyberbullying and sleep disturbance may influence this link. The resource is intended for readers interested in current research on digital media's impact on youth mental health outcomes.
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94999e7d064b4686- Source org
- OpenAlex
- Author
- Rosemary Sedgwick (King's College London), Sophie Epstein (King's College London), Rina Dutta (King's College London), Dennis Ougrin (King's College London)
- Published
- 2019-07-15
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- hybrid
- DOI
- 10.1097/yco.0000000000000547
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- Citations
- 265
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BibTeX
@article{allodium:94999e7d064b4686,
title = {Social media, internet use and suicide attempts in adolescents},
author = {Rosemary Sedgwick and Sophie Epstein and Rina Dutta and Dennis Ougrin},
year = {2019},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1097/yco.0000000000000547},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0000000000000547}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Social media, internet use and suicide attempts in adolescents AU - Sedgwick, Rosemary AU - Epstein, Sophie AU - Dutta, Rina AU - Ougrin, Dennis PY - 2019 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1097/yco.0000000000000547 UR - https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0000000000000547 ER -
APA
Sedgwick, R., Epstein, S., Dutta, R., & Ougrin, D. (2019). Social media, internet use and suicide attempts in adolescents. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0000000000000547
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