Družbeni mediji in samomorilno vedenje: študija vpliva objav novinarskih prispevkov o samomoru na komentatorje in bralce / Social media and suicidal behaviour: a study of the impact of suicide related journalistic publications on commentators and reader

(SI) Nova tehnologija in s tem povezane možnosti spleta se neprestano razvijajo. Danes splet uporabniku omogoča tako interakcijo (Choudhury, 2008) z drugimi uporabniki kot tudi z različnimi vsebinami (Andersen, 2007). To je omogočilo razvoj družbenih medijev, ki imajo danes pomembno vlogo pri pregledu in spremljanju spletnih novinarskih prispevkov. Povezanost načina poročanja v novinarskih prispevkih o samomoru, dostopnih preko tradicionalnih medijev, in števila samomorov v populaciji je danes dobro raziskana. Neustrezni način novinarskega poročanja o samomoru lahko poveča tveganje za posnemanje poročanega vedenja, odgovorni način poročanja o samomoru pa varuje pred posnemanjem in spodbudi iskanje bolj konstruktivnih načinov reševanja stiske. Kljub temu obstaja malo raziskav, ki raziskujejo povezanost spletnega novinarskega poročanja o samomoru in samomorilnega vedenja v populaciji. V predlaganem projektu zato načrtujemo široko in poglobljeno raziskavo značilnosti objav novinarskih prispevkov o samomoru, objavljenih na družbenih omrežjih in forumih in komentarjev pod temi objavami (npr. značilnosti, dinamika). Na podlagi ugotovljenih značilnosti bomo raziskali vpliv značilnosti teh objav in komentarjev na doživljanje uporabnika. Pri tem se bomo osredotočili na raznolike in najpogosteje obiskane spletne (novinarske) medije, saj imajo ti zaradi večje dosegljivosti večjo možnost pozitivnega ali negativnega vpliva na uporabnike teh medijev.

(EN) New technology and related web capabilities are constantly evolving. Today, the web allows the user to both interact (Choudhury, 2008) with other users as well as with different content (Andersen, 2007). This has enabled the development of social media, which plays an important role in reviewing and monitoring online journalistic articles. The relationship between the manner of journalistic reporting on suicide, accessible through traditional media, and the number of suicides in the population is well researched today. Inadequate journalistic reporting of suicide can increase the risk of imitating reported behaviour, while responsible reporting of suicide protects against imitation and encourages to seek more constructive ways for coping with distress. Nevertheless, there is little research available on the relationship between online journalistic reporting of suicide and suicidal behaviour in the population. In the proposed project we plan a thorough and in-depth study of the characteristics of journalistic articles on suicide, posted on social networking sites and forums and the comments under these posts (e.g., characteristics, dynamics). Based on the identified features, we will investigate their impact on the user. We will focus on diverse and most frequently visited online (journalistic) media, as these have due to their availability greater possibility to positively or negatively impact the users of these media.