Projektnummer

0059959

Zusammenfassung

This project aims to assess the ways of social contagion in the spread of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI), such as e.g. burning or cutting, among users, within the social media network Instagram. By further developing an interface to assess data from this network, the project team aims to make these complex data structures available to scientific research. Given the high prevalence of NSSI among adolescents, especially in Germany, understanding ways in which social influences of this behavior works, is of high societal relevance. By understanding the spread of NSSI and its representatio...