Suicide and digitalization
Suicide and Digitalization
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The Digitalization has brought many positive things in our lifes. Unfortunately, not all effects are positive. Suicide thoughts, attempts and plans have increased recently. From 8% in 2012 to over 13% in 2017. The increasing number for suicide thoughts are linked to 12-25 year young people. Our next generation.
This numbers clearly shows the connection between smartphone use and the thoughts. Both numbers are rising and therefore a presumption can be done.
The current stage of knowledge between depression thoughts and digitalization:
- smartphone users are prone to suicide, cyberbullying and stress.
- screen time and anxiety are linked to each other
- in the US, screen time and suicide are being related and confirmed to each othe
- Predictions: Covid will increase this numbers
All ressources are seen below.
Suggestion on this topic: Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Ressources:
- Age, Period, and Cohort Trends in Mood Disorder Indicators and SuicideRelated Outcomes in a Nationally Representative Dataset, 2005–2017, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, ONLINE Available : https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/abn-abn0000410.pdf, (accessed: June 6, 2021)
- Bastick, “Would you notice if fake news changed your behavior? An experiment on the unconscious effects of disinformation,” Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 116, p. 106633, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2020.106633.
- Studen and V. Tiberius, “Social Media, Quo Vadis? Prospective Development and Implications,” Future Internet, vol. 12, no. 9, p. 146, 2020, doi: 10.3390/fi12090146.
- V. Ertemel and E. Ari, “A Marketing Approach to a Psychological Problem: Problematic Smartphone Use on Adolescents,” International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 17, no. 7, 2020, doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072471.
- Balcombe and D. de Leo, “Digital Mental Health Challenges and the Horizon Ahead for Solutions,” JMIR Mental Health, vol. 8, no. 3, e26811, 2021, doi: 10.2196/26811.
- Statista, Smartphone users 2020 | Statista. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/330695/number-of-smartphone-users-worldwide/ (accessed: Apr. 30 2021)
