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Google and suicides: what can we learn about the use of internet to prevent suicides?

Chandler, V.·2018·Public Health
DOI 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.10.016
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Objectives This article studies the statistical relationship between the search propensity of suicide-related terms on Google and the number of suicides.Study design Suicide mortality data from all American states from January 2006 to November 2014 (n = 5372) and data on Google search intensity for the same period was collected.Methods Regression analysis with dynamic components was performed to determine the relationship between search intensity and the number of suicides.Results First, this article finds a positive simultaneous correlation between search intensity and the number of suicides. The magnitude of this relationship has grown from 2006 to 2014 suggesting an increased reliance on the internet for suicide-related information. Second, search propensity is a significant predictor for the number of suicides for youth and for males.Conclusions Suicide prevention websites should therefore be designed knowing that at-risk individuals in both groups are probably more prone to look for suicide-related information online.

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Authors
Chandler, V.
Affiliations
Saint Mary's University (CA)
Corresponding author
Chandler, V.
ORCID
Chandler, V.
Venue
Public Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-01
Volume
154
Pages
144-150
ISSN
0033-3506 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.puhe.2017.10.016
OpenAlex
W2780527627
Cited by
21
References
14
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 2
FWCI
3.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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  • Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
Keywords
suicide, internet use, suicide prevention, youth suicide, male suicide, suicide mortality, online health information
MeSH terms
Suicide Prevention, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, United States, Internet, Young Adult, Information Seeking Behavior

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Chandler, V. (2018). Google and suicides: what can we learn about the use of internet to prevent suicides? Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.10.016