Social Media and Suicidal Behaviour: a Study of the Impact of Suicide Related Journalistic Publications on Commentators and Readers - Study 1
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 62
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- The experience of a social media user when reading posts
研究概览
简要总结
There is limited research investigating the correlation between suicidal behavior in the general population and online journalism reporting on suicide. Even less explored are the roles and characteristics of suicide-related news posts on social media platforms, along with reader comments, and their association with users' experiences. The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial is to experimentally examine the influence of these post features on user perceptions. Participants are expected to be university students or young adults.
In line with this aim, the following research question has been posed:
How do users of social media and forums perceive news posts about suicide on social media platforms?
Participants will complete a screening battery of questionnaires. Those who will be eligible to participate will be divided into 1 experimental and 2 control groups. Firstly the participants will fill out a questionnaire regarding their current mood. Each group will read posts of a different theme, one of them will be suicidal behavior, deaths due to traffic accidents, and nature. They will be asked to observe and read 4 social media posts and their corresponding articles. After each article, they will answer a few questions on how they perceived these articles and how are they currently feeling. After the main part of the study, all groups of participants will be involved in a group debriefing conversation.
详细描述
The clinical trial will comprise three samples:
- The experimental group sample (experimental condition: reading articles on death by suicide). Experimental group sample will include 20-25 adult residents of Slovenia.
- The first control group sample (control condition: reading articles on deaths due to traffic accidents). First control group sample will include 20-25 adult residents of Slovenia.
- The second control group sample (control condition: reading neutral articles about nature). Second control group sample will include 20-25 adult residents of Slovenia.
The total number of participants in all three groups will range from 60 to 80 individuals, they will be recruited through various channels. The research group will disseminate the link to the online invitation using the 1KA platform, along with a request for its dissemination to the departments of the University of Primorska and other public universities in Slovenia. Members of the research team will also share the research invitation with their students. Recruitment will be extended through media announcements, our website zivziv.si, and our Facebook account, UP Insititute Andrej Marušič. Additional invitations to participate in the study may be extended through brief presentations in courses across different academic disciplines, in collaboration with the respective course instructors.
The research invitation will be freely accessible online and will include information about the compensation for participation. The invitation will also include a consent form, which participants will provide at the first stage and which will cover all further stages of study participation. The online consent form will be presented on the 1KA platform.
The sample will exclusively include adult residents of Slovenia. Participants who receive the invitation and decide to participate will:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
盲法说明
Participants will know that they are allocated to one of 3 arms, but will not know if the arm is a control group or experimental. After the main part of the study, all groups of participants will be involved in a group debriefing conversation, providing an opportunity for feedback from both the study's facilitators and participants. It will facilitate clarification of conditions (experimental or control group) and provide a platform for discussing participants' feelings, potential dilemmas, questions, etc.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 40 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •over the age of 18
- •providing an informed consent for participation in the study
- •not exceeding the limit values on any of the questionnaires of the screening battery
排除标准
- •under the age of 18
- •not providing an informed consent for participation in the study
- •exceeding the limit values on at least one questionnaire of the screening battery
结局指标
主要结局
The experience of a social media user when reading posts
时间窗: Approximately 1 minute after being presented each social media post
For the purposes of this study, questions were formulated about the experience of publication
次要结局
- Self-rating of mood - Arousal-Calm Mood Scale(Before and approximately 1 minute after being presented each social media post)
- Self-rating of mood - Pleasant-Unpleasant Scale(Before and approximately 1 minute after being presented each social media post)