Begriffsdefinitionen und Modellvorstellungen von Suizidalität und Depression

Scherr, Sebastian

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-11162-5_2

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“…Finally, with regard to the demographic structure of our sample, it is obvious that this study used an especially homogenous group of participants that was to a large extent female, younger, and more highly educated than the general population. Moreover, the prevalence of depressive symptoms in the sample was low as compared to other studies that used different instruments to measure depression, or different sampling methods, and in which the prevalence of depression was between 8% and 25% (see Busch, Maske, Ryl, Schlack, & Hapke, 2013; Scherr, 2016). In this study, only about 5% were considered as having severe depressive symptoms, whereas 46% of the sample did not show any symptoms at all.…”

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“…With depression being a serious and common disease, affecting not only general activity levels but also individual media use (e.g. Scherr, 2016; Scherr & Reinemann, 2011), the systematic investigation of the influences of depression on specific forms of media use is highly important. Specifically, as the onset of clinically relevant depressive symptoms is often at a young age, with SNSs being among the most popular media for this age group, this study focuses on how depressive symptoms influence younger people’s use of Facebook.…”

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Differential Influences of Depression and Personality Traits on the Use of Facebook

Scherr¹,

Brunet²

2017

Social Media + Society

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Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent among younger populations and have been clearly associated with lowered activity in general. Focusing on Facebook use as an extremely popular leisure activity, this study examines the influence of depressive tendencies on the intensity of using Facebook by considering the moderating effects of relevant personality traits and different motivations associated with social network site (SNS) use. Based on an online survey among 510 young Facebook users, this study shows that increasing depressive tendencies are associated with an increased frequency of posting status updates—most likely for negative reasons. Moderated mediation models show that the personality traits of neuroticism and extraversion only influence the motivations behind using Facebook and not the time spent on the SNS. Findings are also discussed with regard to novel digital help offers for Facebook users with depressive tendencies.

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Differential Influences of Depression and Personality Traits on the Use of Facebook

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Brunet²

2017

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“…In addition, the internet might also have positive effects on particularly older people who obtain information about their (chronic) diseases that contribute to their stress and access social support that is beneficial to their mental health [ 42 , 43 , 44 ]. There is a considerable body of research on the effects, both positive and negative, of media on suicide among different age groups [ 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ]. The implication of this finding was that chronic disease may not only directly affect, but also prevent suicide ideation by reducing the psychological distress among elderly people.…”

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Chronic Disease, Disability, Psychological Distress and Suicide Ideation among Rural Elderly: Results from a Population Survey in Shandong

Zhu

Sun

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Objective: Suicide is a major public health and social problem in contemporary societies. Previous studies showed that the older the seniors were, the more likely it was that they would experience disability, chronic disease, or both. The objective of this study was to examine the joint effects of chronic disease and physical disability on suicide ideation while controlling for psychological distress among the rural elderly living in Shandong Province, China. Method: A total of 5514 rural elderly individuals (60+) living in Shandong Province, China were included in this study. Suicidal ideation was assessed by using questions from the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS). Multiple logistic analyses were performed to examine the factors associated with suicide ideation. A path analysis was conducted to test the direct and indirect effects of chronic disease and of activity of daily living (ADL) limitation on suicide ideation while controlling for psychological distress. Results: The prevalence of suicide ideation among the rural elderly in Shandong, China was 11.0%. Psychological distress had the strongest direct (β = 0.392) and total effect (β = 0.392), chronic disease (β = −0.034; β = −0.063) had both direct and indirect impacts, and ADL (β = 0.091) had indirect impacts on suicide ideation. Psychological distress was a mediator between chronic disease, ADL limitation, and suicide ideation. Conclusions: Psychological distress was the greatest influencing factor of suicide ideation among the rural elderly, followed by chronic disease and disability. Effective intervention measures should be taken to facilitate the early detection of psychological distress in clinical practice among the rural elderly.

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“…Researchers also accumulated evidence for a reversed, beneficial media effect, labeled as “Papageno effect” (Niederkrotenthaler et al, 2010), that occurs after the media depict people overcoming suicidal crises, and thereby help audiences to overcome suicidal crises themselves (see also Sisask and Värnik, 2012). Both effects were more recently conceptualized as the endpoints of a continuum from harmful (Werther) to helpful (Papageno) effects depending on the mediated suicide depiction, individual characteristics of media users, as well as biopsychosocial and environmental factors (Scherr, 2016; Scherr and Steinleitner, 2015).…”

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Equal access to online information? Google’s suicide-prevention disparities may amplify a global digital divide

Scherr

Haim²,

Arendt³

2018

New Media & Society

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Worldwide, people profit from equally accessible online health information via search engines. Therefore, equal access to health information is a global imperative. We studied one specific scenario, in which Google functions as a gatekeeper when people seek suicide-related information using both helpful and harmful suicide-related search terms. To help prevent suicides, Google implemented a “suicide-prevention result” (SPR) at the very top of such search results. While this effort deserves credit, the present investigation compiled evidence that the SPR is not equally displayed to all users. Using a virtual agent-based testing methodology, a set of 3 studies in 11 countries found that the presentation of the SPR varies depending on where people search for suicide-related information. Language is a key factor explaining these differences. Google’s algorithms thereby contribute to a global digital divide in online health-information access with possibly lethal consequences. Higher and globally balanced display frequencies are desirable.

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Begriffsdefinitionen und Modellvorstellungen von Suizidalität und Depression

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Differential Influences of Depression and Personality Traits on the Use of Facebook

Differential Influences of Depression and Personality Traits on the Use of Facebook

Chronic Disease, Disability, Psychological Distress and Suicide Ideation among Rural Elderly: Results from a Population Survey in Shandong

Equal access to online information? Google’s suicide-prevention disparities may amplify a global digital divide

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