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A Linguistic Analysis of Instagram Captions Between Adolescent Suicide Decedents and Living Controls.
Walker, Alex; Zirikly, Ayah; Stockbridge, Melissa; Wilcox, Holly C.
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  • Walker A; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Zirikly A; Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Stockbridge M; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Wilcox HC; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Crisis ; 45(2): 136-143, 2024 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37818627
Background: Suicide rates continue to rise for adolescents in the United States. 62% of teenagers use Instagram, and as technology and research in this domain advance, social media posts could provide insights into near-term adolescent risk states and could inform new strategies for suicide prevention. This study analyzed language in captions of teenagers' Instagram accounts in the 3 months before suicide and compared caption language to matched living controls. Method: The study identified 89 teenagers who died by suicide using obituaries and news reports and 89 matched living control teenagers. Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) software was used to test for differences in specific language categories across linguistic, psychological, and topical categories (e.g., word count, tone, grammar, affective, cognitive, social, punctuation marks, etc.). Results: Significant differences between suicide decedents and living controls were found. Adolescent suicide decedents used more words per sentence, more references to sadness, male individuals, drives, and leisure and fewer verbs and references to they, affiliation, achievement, and power. Limitations: Methodological limitations include the use of only public accounts, small sample size, occasional short posts, and lack of adjustment for multiple testing. Conclusion: Although the sample size is relatively small and only included youth with public accounts, we identified differences in Instagram caption language between adolescents who died by suicide as compared to living controls.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Suicidio / Medios de Comunicación Sociales Límite: Adolescent / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Crisis Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Canadá
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Suicidio / Medios de Comunicación Sociales Límite: Adolescent / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Crisis Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Canadá