Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2020 May;23(5):346-350. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2019.0563. Epub 2020 Mar 27.
Suicide-related outcomes increased among young adults in the last decade. Excessive use of social media was hypothesized to contribute to this development. This longitudinal study aimed to investigate whether Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) predicts suicide-related outcomes, and whether Positive Mental Health (PMH) buffers this effect. Data of 209 German Facebook users [() = 23.01 (4.45)] were assessed at two measurement time points over a 1-year period (first measurement = T1 and second measurement = T2) through online surveys. FAD was measured with the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale, PMH was assessed with the PMH-Scale, and suicide-related outcomes were measured with the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised. The significant positive association between FAD (T1) and suicide-related outcomes (T2) was significantly negatively mediated by PMH (T1). These results demonstrate that addictive Facebook use may enhance the risk of suicide-related outcomes. However, PMH contributes to the reduction of this risk. Therefore, addictive Facebook use and PMH should be taken into account when assessing individuals for suicide of risk.
在过去的十年中，年轻人的自杀相关结局有所增加。过度使用社交媒体被认为是导致这一发展的原因之一。本纵向研究旨在调查 Facebook 成瘾障碍（FAD）是否可以预测自杀相关结局，以及积极心理健康（PMH）是否可以缓冲这种影响。通过在线调查，在为期 1 年的时间内，在两个测量时间点对 209 名德国 Facebook 用户的数据进行了评估[（）= 23.01（4.45）]。使用卑尔根 Facebook 成瘾量表测量 FAD，使用 PMH 量表评估 PMH，使用修订后的自杀行为问卷测量自杀相关结局。FAD（T1）与自杀相关结局（T2）之间的显著正相关，通过 PMH（T1）显著负向中介。这些结果表明，上瘾的 Facebook 使用可能会增加自杀相关结局的风险。然而，PMH 有助于降低这种风险。因此，在评估个体自杀风险时，应考虑上瘾的 Facebook 使用和 PMH。
