Correction: A systematic review of the relationship between internet use, self-harm and suicidal behaviour in young people: The good, the bad and the unknown

Abstract

To investigate mental health information seeking online, and to identify differences within age groups and geographical location A 200% increase in online activity regarding mental health was identified (between 2006 [baseline] and 2010). Adolescents were most likely to initiate conversation about depression followed by anxiety, alcohol, suicide, sexting and marijuana. Adolescents tended to discuss concerns through the use of personal stories. Positive Quantitative High Casiano, 2012 [28],Canada Canadian young people aged 12-19 (9137; 49) To examine to association between quantity of media use and health outcomes in adolescents No significant association between any form of media and suicide ideation (internet use OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.83-1.16) Positive QuantitativeLow Carli, 2014 [29], 11 European countries School based adolescents in eleven European countries (12395; 55

Relationship of Internet gaming disorder symptom severity with non-suicidal self-injury among young adults

“…Unfortunately, because of the crosssectional design, it was not possible to make conclusive statements about the temporal order between the measures of severity of IGD symptoms and NSSI. Previous studies, including reviews, suggested a relationship of NSSI with high levels of Internet use and Internet addiction (11)(12)(13)18), whereas the only study that compared gamers and non-gamers among students suffering from pathological Internet use found no difference for the NSSI risk (27).…”

“…Consistent with this observation, when controlled for gender, family factors, exposure to suicidal thoughts in real life, depression, alcohol/tobacco use, concurrent suicidality, and perceived social support, both internet addiction and exposure to suicidal thoughts on the internet were significantly related to an increased risk of NSSI (12). A systematic review suggested a relationship between internet use and NSSI; NSSI was associated particularly with internet addiction, high levels of internet use, and visiting websites related to self-injury or suicide (13).…”

Adolescents' Beliefs About Peers' Engagement in an Online Self-Harm Challenge: Exploring the Role of Individual Characteristics Through a Latent Class Analysis

“…We included specific measures of adolescent vulnerability used in prior research about the relationship between Internet ADOLESCENTS BELIEFS AND ONLINE SELF-HARM CHALLENGES use and attitudes toward self-harm behaviors and suicide behaviors. [3][4][5]12,13 Specifically, we included the following:…”

“…10 Nowadays, the contagiousness is amplified by social media, as social contacts on the Internet may normalize self-harm and provide access to suicide content and violent images. 11 In particular, a recent review 12,13 -analyzing the potential influence of the Internet on self-harm/suicidal behavior in young peoplefound that Internet use (operationalized as Internet addiction, high levels of Internet use, and online access to contents regarding self-harm or suicide) can promote self-harm/ suicidal behavior.…”

“…We conducted a survey aimed at (a) describing adolescents' knowledge about BWCG and identifying people with whom the adolescents talked about the phenomenon (friends, parents, or teachers), (b) identifying adolescent groups homogeneous for their beliefs about peers' motivations in taking part in the BWCG (i.e., latent class groups), and (c) analyzing whether individual predictors that are recognized as implicated in self-harm behaviors [3][4][5][6][7]12,13 (gender, mental health problems, self-harm and risk-taking behaviors, and problematic Internet use) are also predictive of adolescents' beliefs, by following an approach already taken by studies of other problematic behaviors. 24,25 Materials and Methods…”