@article{ref1,
title="What methods are used in research of firsthand experiences with online self-harming and suicidal behavior? A scoping review",
journal="Nordic journal of psychiatry",
year="2024",
author="Holm, Malene Eiberg and Østergaard, Louise Dorner and Aamund, Kate and Jørgensen, Kim and Midtgaard, Julie and Vinberg, Maj and Nordentoft, Merete",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Online self-harming and suicidal behavior is a novel and rapidly increasing phenomenon warranting comprehensive mapping of used research methods. <br><br>AIM: To identify and map how knowledge on online self-harming and suicidal behavior is gathered, including how data are collected e.g. questionnaires and interviews. <br><br>METHODS: The review follows the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Scoping Reviews in tandem with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. A keyword search of three electronic databases was conducted on two occasions, yielding 5422 records. Following duplicate removal, the records were screened based on the following inclusion criterions; (1) in English or Nordic language and published between 2011-2022, (2) presenting results for self-harming and/or suicidal behavior on social media and (3) using tools for either interview or questionnaire aiming at assessment of the experience of online self-harming and suicidal behavior from the perspective of the person who engages in the behavior. A total of 64 articles were included. <br><br>RESULTS: 45 used questionnaires, 17 used interviews, and two studies mixed the two approaches. 17% of the studies had made some effort to ensure validity within the questionnaires and 15.8% gave full access to the interview guide. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Research into online self-harming and suicidal behavior is characterized by a lack of validated measurements and methodological transparency. The results emphasize a need for further development, testing, and validation of questionnaires and greater openness and reflexivity in qualitative methodology to enable cross-study comparison and advance knowledge of this complex phenomenon.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0803-9488",
doi="10.1080/08039488.2024.2306504",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2024.2306504"
}