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スエキ ハジメ
SUEKI Hajime
末木 新 所属 和光大学 現代人間学部 心理教育学科 職種 教授 |
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| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 発行・発表の年月 | 2014/04 |
| 形態種別 | 研究論文（学術雑誌） |
| 査読 | 査読あり |
| 標題 | The Impact of Suicidality-Related Internet Use: A Prospective Large Cohort Study with Young and Middle-Aged Internet Users |
| 執筆形態 | 指定なし |
| 掲載誌名 | PLOS ONE |
| 出版社・発行元 | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE |
| 巻・号・頁 | 9(4),pp.e94841 |
| 著者・共著者 | Hajime Sueki,Naohiro Yonemoto,Tadashi Takeshima,Masatoshi Inagaki |
| 概要 | Background: There has been no study that has allowed clear conclusions about the impact of suicide-related or mental health consultation-related internet use.Aim: To investigate the impacts of suicide-related or mental health consultation-related internet use.Methods: We conducted prospective observational longitudinal study with data collection at baseline screening (T0), 1 week after T0 (T1) and 7 weeks after T0 (T2). Participants with a stratified random sampling from 744,806 internet users were 20-49 years of age who employed the internet for suicide-related or mental health consultation-related reasons and internet users who did not. The main outcome was suicidal ideation. Secondary outcome measures comprised hopelessness, depression/anxiety, and loneliness.Results: The internet users who had employed the internet for suicide-related or mental health consultation-related reasons at T0 (n = 2813), compared with those who had not (n = 2682), showed a significant increase in suicidal ideation (beta = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.20-0.55) and depression/anxiety (beta = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.12-0.61) from T1 to T2. Those who disclosed their own suicidal ideation and browsed for information about suicide methods on the web showed increased suicidal ideation (beta = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.23-0.88; beta = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.26-0.63, respectively). Although mental health consultation with an anonymous other online did not increase suicidal ideation, increased depression/anxiety was observed (beta = 0.34, 95% CI: 20.03-0.71).Conclusions: An increased suicidal ideation was observed in the young and middle-aged who employed the internet for suicide-related or mental health consultation-related reasons. Mental health consultation via the internet was not useful, but those who did so showed worsened depression/anxiety. |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0094841 |
| ISSN | 1932-6203 |
| PMID | 24740115 |