Social Representation of Cyberbullying and Adolescent Suicide: A Mixed-Method Analysis of News Stories

Young, Rachel; Subramanian, Roma; Miles, Stephanie; Hinnant, Amanda; Andsager, Julie L.

doi:10.1080/10410236.2016.1214214

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“…Cyberbullying victimization has also been linked to suicide ideation (Mitchell et al, 2018;Nixon, 2014;Young, Subramanian, Miles, Hinnant, & Andsager, 2016). Suicide ideation occurs when an individual repeatedly thinks about, plans, and desires to commit suicide (Beck, Kovacs, & Weissman, 1979).…”

Section: Cyberbullying and Psychosocial Maladjustmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cyberbullying, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescence

Iranzo

Buelga

Cava

et al. 2019

Psychosocial Intervention

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Technological advancements and constant interaction with electronic devices have acquired an essential role in the general population and, especially, in the daily lives of adolescents. Currently, 70% of Spanish adolescents have a smartphone at the age of 12 (Cánovas, García-dePablo, Oliaga, & Aboy, 2014), and 98% at the age of 14 (Ditrendia Digital Marketing Trends, 2016). In fact, Spain is the European country with the largest percentage of access to the Internet via smartphones (European Commission, 2015). Undoubtedly, the exposure to and use of the new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by younger children and teenagers involves serious threats (Arnaiz, Cerezo, Giménez, & Maquilón, 2016; Garaigordobil, 2017), among which cyberbullying stands out. This type of abusive behavior among peers is characterized by the use of electronic devices, mainly smartphones and the Internet, to deliberately and reiteratively harass and intimidate a victim who cannot defend him/herself easily (Giumetti & Kowalski, 2016; Smith et al., 2008). In the past decade, a significant increase in cyberbullying in the population of children and adolescents has been confirmed in the digitalized countries in the world (Buelga, Martínez-Ferrer, & Cava, 2017). The prevalence rate of cybervictimization varies across studies from 2% to 57%

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Section: Cyberbullying and Psychosocial Maladjustmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cyberbullying, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescence

Iranzo

Buelga

Cava

et al. 2019

Psychosocial Intervention

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“…Suicides related to cyberbullying have received signi icant attention from the press. In a content analysis of 184 U.S. newspaper articles on suicides related to cyberbullying, the authors found that most articles did not adhere to guidelines on protecting against "suicidal behavioral contagion" [28].…”

Section: Cyberbullying Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cyberbullying: A narrative review

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2018

J Addict Ther Res

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A literature search was conducted using PubMed and PsycINFO to locate cyberbullying research that was published during the last 4 years. In this narrative review, cyberbullying research is briefl y summarized and critiqued. The review is focused on the varying defi nitions and characteristics of cyberbullies, victims and bystanders. Highly variable prevalence rates have been reported for cyberbullies, victims and bystanders as a function of age, gender, country, size of the social network and socioeconomic factors. In addition, the effects of cyberbullying are reviewed including the frequent suicide attempts along with risk factors/predictors of cyberbullying which include previous cyberbullying, excessive internet use and lack of empathy, anger, narcissism and authoritarian/permissive parenting. To refl ect the recent literature, special attention is given to the studies on victims of bullying. Research on cyberbullies and on prevention/intervention programs for bullying is extremely limited despite the increasing prevalence of bullying and the rapidly accumulating literature. Methodological limitations include the primary focus on the prevalence of bullying and on the victims of bullying. Longitudinal, multivariate studies are needed to identify profi les on risk factors for bullying that can inform prevention programs.

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“…Several studies have attempted to assess adherence to suicide reporting guidelines across various countries and forms of media, including new media, with disappointing results (Abbott, Ramchand, Chamberlin, & Marcellino, 2017;Easson, Agarwal, Duda, & Bennett, 2014;John et al, 2016;Utterson, Daoud, & Dutta, 2017;Young, Subramanian, Miles, Hinnant, & Andsager, 2017). A recent study examining the fidelity of media reporting on Robin Williams' suicide found that 55% of articles surpassed the 80% threshold for "high fidelity" and 85% of articles applied at least 70% of the guidelines.…”

Section: Existing Guidelinesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Traditional and new media's influence on suicidal behavior and contagion

Ortiz

Khin

2018

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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The role of nonfictional and fictional media in suicide contagion has been well established, ostensibly beginning with the publication of Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther in 1774. In recent decades, the emergence of several new forms of media (e.g. websites, social media, blogs, smartphone applications) has revolutionized the communication and social interaction paradigms. This article reviews "the Werther effect" (or suicide contagion related to media), special populations who are more influential or susceptible, current media reporting guidelines and their effectiveness, and the latest research on new media and its effect on suicide and suicide contagion. The aim is to update recommendations on how to mitigate the potential negative effects of both traditional and new media on suicidal behavior and suicide contagion.

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Social Representation of Cyberbullying and Adolescent Suicide: A Mixed-Method Analysis of News Stories

Cited by 87 publications

References 47 publications

Cyberbullying, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescence

Cyberbullying, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescence

Cyberbullying: A narrative review

Traditional and new media's influence on suicidal behavior and contagion

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