@article{ref1,
title="Absolutist Words From Search Volume Data Predict State-Level Suicide Rates in the United States",
journal="Clinical psychological science",
year="2020",
author="Adam-Troian, J. and Arciszewski, T.",
volume="8",
number="4",
pages="788-793",
abstract="Suicide continues to be a major public health issue, especially in the United States. It is a well-established fact that depression and suicidal ideation are risk factors for suicide. Drawing on recent research that shows that absolutist words (e.g., &quot;completely,&quot; &quot;totally&quot;) constitute linguistic markers of suicidal ideation, we created an online index of absolutist thinking (ATI) using search query data (i.e., Google Trends time series). Mixed-model analyses of age-adjusted suicide rates in the United States from 2004 to 2017 revealed that ATI is linked with suicides, β = 0.22, 95% CI = [0.12, 0.31], p <.001, and predicts suicides within 1 year, β = 0.16, 95% CI = [0.05, 0.28], p =.006, independently of state characteristics and historical trends. It is the first time that a collective measure of absolutist thinking is used to predict real-world suicide outcomes. Therefore, the present study paves the way for novel research avenues in clinical psychological research. © The Author(s) 2020.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2167-7026",
doi="10.1177/2167702620916925",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702620916925"
}