Frost Mareka, Casey Leanne
Arch Suicide Res. 2016;20(1):69-79. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2015.1004470.
The objective of this study was to identify differences between young people who seek help online for self-injury and those who self-injure but do not seek help online, in order to improve online services for young people at high risk of suicide. Young people reporting a history of self-injury (N = 679) were identified as part of larger study (N = 1,463) exploring help-seeking. One third of young people with a history of self-injury reported online help-seeking for self-injury. Online help-seekers were significantly more distressed, suicidal, and had a greater degree of self-injury compared to those who did not seek help online. The Internet provides an important form of support to the most at risk young people in this population, and may be a proximal step to face-to-face help-seeking. Further research is required to investigate the forms of support currently accessed by young people online, and their effectiveness.
本研究的目的是确定那些因自我伤害而寻求在线帮助的年轻人与那些自我伤害但不寻求在线帮助的年轻人之间的差异，以便改善为有自杀高风险的年轻人提供的在线服务。报告有自我伤害史的年轻人（N = 679）被确定为一项更大规模的探索寻求帮助情况的研究（N = 1463）的一部分。有自我伤害史的年轻人中有三分之一报告称曾就自我伤害寻求在线帮助。与不寻求在线帮助的人相比，在线求助者的痛苦、自杀倾向明显更严重，且自我伤害程度更高。互联网为这一人群中风险最高的年轻人提供了一种重要的支持形式，并且可能是迈向寻求面对面帮助的一个前奏。需要进一步研究来调查年轻人目前在网上获得的支持形式及其有效性。
