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The rate of reply and nature of responses to suicide-related posts on Twitter

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dc.contributor.authorO'Dea, Bridianne
dc.contributor.authorAchilles, Melinda Rose
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, Mark E.
dc.contributor.authorBatterham, Philip
dc.contributor.authorCalear, Alison
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-26T00:14:00Z
dc.date.available2019-09-26T00:14:00Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.updated2019-04-21T08:21:18Z
dc.description.abstractThe social media platform Twitter has been used by individuals to communicate suicidal thoughts and intentions. Currently, the nature and rate of reply to this type of Twitter content is unknown. This brief report aimed to understand how Twitter users respond to suicide-related content as compared to non-suicide related content. Using a dataset of suicide and non-suicide related posts, replies, retweets and likes were analysed and compared. The content of the first replies to suicide-related posts were also reviewed. When compared to non-suicide related posts, those that were suicide-related received a significantly greater number of replies, with fewer retweets and likes. The rate of reply to the suicide-related posts was also significantly faster than that of the non-suicide related posts, with the average reply occurring within 1 h. Thematic analysis revealed that 62% of the first replies to suicidal posts were of a potentially helpful nature (e.g. discouraging suicide, caring, or clarifying), while 23% were dismissive or encouraging of the suicide. These findings indicate that Twitter users respond differently to suicidal content. Further research is needed to determine the effects of the replies on suicidal intentions or ideations, and whether this platform can be used to intervene, increase help-seeking, or provide anti-stigma campaigns.en_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn2214-7829en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/171664
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.provenancePublished by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/).en_AU
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.en_AU
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1056964en_AU
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1083311en_AU
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1122544en_AU
dc.rights© 2018 The Authors.en_AU
dc.rights© 2018 The Authors
dc.rights.licenseCC BY-NC-ND licenseen_AU
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/en_AU
dc.sourceInternet Interventionsen_AU
dc.titleThe rate of reply and nature of responses to suicide-related posts on Twitteren_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage107en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage105en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationO'Dea, Bridianne, Black Dog Instituteen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationAchilles , Melinda Rose , Black Dog Instituteen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationLarsen, Mark E., Black Dog Instituteen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationBatterham, Philip, College of Health and Medicine, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationCalear (previously Neil), Alison, College of Health and Medicine, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationChristensen, Helen, Black Dog Instituteen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidBatterham, Philip, u4435982en_AU
local.contributor.authoruidCalear (previously Neil), Alison, u4245801en_AU
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor111714 - Mental Healthen_AU
local.identifier.absseo920410 - Mental Healthen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationa383154xPUB10571en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume13en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.invent.2018.07.004en_AU
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85051057636
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.elsevier.com/en-auen_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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