Faculty of Human Sciences, Wako University, Tokyo, Japan.
Crisis. 2013 Jan 1;34(5):348-53. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000201.
Previous studies have shown that suicide-related Internet use can have both negative and positive psychological effects.
This study examined the effect of suicide-related Internet use on users' suicidal ideation, depression/anxiety tendency, and loneliness.
A two-wave panel study of 850 Internet users was conducted via the Internet.
Suicide-related Internet use (e.g., browsing websites about suicide methods) had negative effects on suicidal ideation and depression/anxiety tendency. No forms of suicide-related Internet use, even those that would generally be considered positive, were found to decrease users' suicidal ideation. In addition, our results suggest that the greater the suicidal ideation and feelings of depression and loneliness of Internet users, the more they used the Internet.
Since suicide-related Internet use can adversely influence the mental health of young adults, it is necessary to take measures to reduce their exposure to such information.
先前的研究表明，与自杀相关的互联网使用可能会产生消极和积极的心理影响。
本研究旨在探讨与自杀相关的互联网使用对用户自杀意念、抑郁/焦虑倾向和孤独感的影响。
通过互联网对 850 名互联网用户进行了为期两波的面板研究。
与自杀相关的互联网使用（例如，浏览自杀方法相关的网站）对自杀意念和抑郁/焦虑倾向有负面影响。没有任何形式的与自杀相关的互联网使用，即使是那些通常被认为是积极的，都被发现不会降低用户的自杀意念。此外，我们的结果表明，互联网用户的自杀意念和抑郁、孤独感越强烈，他们使用互联网的次数就越多。
由于与自杀相关的互联网使用可能会对年轻人的心理健康产生不利影响，因此有必要采取措施减少他们接触此类信息。
