Citation

Chizhov ED, Alexeyev KI. Voprosy Psikhologii 2019; 2019-January(1): 78-89.

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(Copyright © 2019)

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Abstract

The paper presents first findings of a study of death-discourse in young people's Internet groups connected with the idea of death (suicide), which is the most frequent subject of Internet discourse occurring in more than half of the texts selected for analysis. Authors of Internet diaries usually describe their own suicidal behavior, the suicidal attempts they have already undertaken and their desire to end their life. The paper describes problem situations which a person seeks to resolve by means of suicide, indicating factors both increasing probability of suicide (suicidal or risk factors) and decreasing it (anti-suicidal or protective factors). The study confirmed theoretical notions of death as deliverance from pain and suffering of the problem situation, as well as importance of other people and society as a whole in young people's suicidal behavior. Other people emerged in the context of problem situations and suicidal factors (misunderstanding, lack of support, mockery, isolation), as well as in the context of protective factors (love of the meaningful others, support). The authors dwell briefly on the issue of truthfulness of the texts: Even if the texts discovered on the Internet are imaginary, they still reflect theoretical notions of suicidal behavior. © 2019 Rossiiskaya Akademiya Obrazovaniya. All rights reserved.

Language: ru

Keywords

Risk factors; Suicide; Death; Protective factors; Discourse analysis; Problem situations; Youth internet diaries