What methods are used in research of firsthand experiences with online self-harming and suicidal behavior? A scoping review
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What methods are used in research of firsthand experiences with online self-harming and suicidal behavior? A scoping review. / Holm, Malene Eiberg; Østergaard, Louise Dorner; Aamund, Kate; Jørgensen, Kim; Midtgaard, Julie; Vinberg, Maj; Nordentoft, Merete.
In: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 78, No. 3, 2024, p. 165-180.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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T1 - What methods are used in research of firsthand experiences with online self-harming and suicidal behavior?
T2 - A scoping review
AU - Holm, Malene Eiberg
AU - Østergaard, Louise Dorner
AU - Aamund, Kate
AU - Jørgensen, Kim
AU - Midtgaard, Julie
AU - Vinberg, Maj
AU - Nordentoft, Merete
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - BACKGROUND: Online self-harming and suicidal behavior is a novel and rapidly increasing phenomenon warranting comprehensive mapping of used research methods.AIM: To identify and map how knowledge on online self-harming and suicidal behavior is gathered, including how data are collected e.g. questionnaires and interviews.METHODS: The review follows the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Scoping Reviews in tandem with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. A keyword search of three electronic databases was conducted on two occasions, yielding 5422 records. Following duplicate removal, the records were screened based on the following inclusion criterions; (1) in English or Nordic language and published between 2011-2022, (2) presenting results for self-harming and/or suicidal behavior on social media and (3) using tools for either interview or questionnaire aiming at assessment of the experience of online self-harming and suicidal behavior from the perspective of the person who engages in the behavior. A total of 64 articles were included.RESULTS: 45 used questionnaires, 17 used interviews, and two studies mixed the two approaches. 17% of the studies had made some effort to ensure validity within the questionnaires and 15.8% gave full access to the interview guide.CONCLUSION: Research into online self-harming and suicidal behavior is characterized by a lack of validated measurements and methodological transparency. The results emphasize a need for further development, testing, and validation of questionnaires and greater openness and reflexivity in qualitative methodology to enable cross-study comparison and advance knowledge of this complex phenomenon.
AB - BACKGROUND: Online self-harming and suicidal behavior is a novel and rapidly increasing phenomenon warranting comprehensive mapping of used research methods.AIM: To identify and map how knowledge on online self-harming and suicidal behavior is gathered, including how data are collected e.g. questionnaires and interviews.METHODS: The review follows the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Scoping Reviews in tandem with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. A keyword search of three electronic databases was conducted on two occasions, yielding 5422 records. Following duplicate removal, the records were screened based on the following inclusion criterions; (1) in English or Nordic language and published between 2011-2022, (2) presenting results for self-harming and/or suicidal behavior on social media and (3) using tools for either interview or questionnaire aiming at assessment of the experience of online self-harming and suicidal behavior from the perspective of the person who engages in the behavior. A total of 64 articles were included.RESULTS: 45 used questionnaires, 17 used interviews, and two studies mixed the two approaches. 17% of the studies had made some effort to ensure validity within the questionnaires and 15.8% gave full access to the interview guide.CONCLUSION: Research into online self-harming and suicidal behavior is characterized by a lack of validated measurements and methodological transparency. The results emphasize a need for further development, testing, and validation of questionnaires and greater openness and reflexivity in qualitative methodology to enable cross-study comparison and advance knowledge of this complex phenomenon.
KW - Humans
KW - Suicidal Ideation
KW - Self-Injurious Behavior
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
U2 - 10.1080/08039488.2024.2306504
DO - 10.1080/08039488.2024.2306504
M3 - Review
C2 - 38270399
VL - 78
SP - 165
EP - 180
JO - Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Supplement
JF - Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Supplement
SN - 0803-9496
IS - 3
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