@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the changes of suicide probability during COVID-19 among Chinese Weibo users",
journal="Crisis",
year="2021",
author="Li, Sijia and Xue, Jia and Liu, Xiaoqian and Wu, Peijing and Liu, Tianli and Zhu, Meng and Zhao, Nan and Zhu, Tingshao",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threatens people's physical and mental health, globally, and it may even trigger suicide ideation and suicidal behavior. Aims: We aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19 on suicide risk by sampling Chinese Weibo users and analyzing their social media messages. <br><br>METHOD: We predicted the probability of suicide (including hopelessness, suicidal ideation, negative self-evaluation, and hostility) of Weibo users in order to assess the changes in suicide probability at different times. Repeated-measures ANOVA was performed to examine the differences in suicide probability in different regions during different periods. <br><br>RESULTS: There was no significant difference in suicide probability between profoundly infected areas (PIAs) and less infected areas (LIAs) before the outbreak of COVID-19. LIAs had an increase in hopelessness during the COVID-19 growth period, while hopelessness and hostility in PIA increased during the COVID-19 decline period, indicating potential suicide probability. Limitations: Results should be interpreted with caution, and cross-cultural research may be considered in the future. <br><br>CONCLUSION: COVID-19 has a dynamic impact on suicide probability. Using data from online social networks may help to understand the impact pattern of COVID-19 on people's suicide probability.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000782",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000782"
}