HealthDay (9/2, Mozes) reported, “Up to 9% of American teens say they’ve engaged in what’s known as ‘digital self-harm,’” that is, “anonymously posting negative comments about themselves on social media,” researchers concluded after examining “survey responses offered up by nearly 5,000 middle and high schoolers in 2019.” The study also revealed that “teens who engaged in digital self-harm were up to seven times more likely to have considered suicide and as much as 15 times more likely to have made an attempt.” The findingswere published online in the journal Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
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— “‘Digital Self-Harm’: When Teens Cyberbully Themselves “Alan Mozes,