Citation

Choi DH, Noh GY. Inf. Commun. Soc. 2020; 23(10): 1427-1443.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1369118X.2019.1574860

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Analyzing national online panel survey data in South Korea, this study explored how social media use is associated with attitude toward suicide. Furthermore, we examined the mediating paths by which social media use is associated with the formation of one's attitude toward suicide mediated by psychological well-being, social support, and social isolation. The study found that psychological well-being and social isolation mediated the relationship between social media use and attitude toward suicide. Social media use was positively associated with psychological well-being and negatively associated with social isolation. A higher level of psychological well-being was related to negative attitude toward suicide, whereas a higher level of social isolation was associated with positive attitude toward suicide. This study provides an understanding of the impact of social media use on attitude toward suicide and implications for suicide-prevention strategy using social media. © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Language: en

Keywords

social support; Social media; psychological well-being; and social isolation; attitude toward suicide