On the creative edge: Exploring motivations for creating non-suicidal self-injury content online

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1334-1346

  Seko, Yukari ^a   Kidd, Sean A ^b,c   Wiljer, David ^b,c   McKenzie, Kwame J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet; interviews, electronic; research, online; research, qualitative; self harm; sensitive topics; vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMUTILATION; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941208173     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732315570134     Document Type: Article

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