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Writing Characteristics of Suicidal People on the Internet: A Psychological Investigation of Emerging Social Environments
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Barak, Azy; Miron, Ofra – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
Three studies were carried out to investigate the writings of suicidal people on the Internet, hypothesizing consistent findings to equivalent research of offline writing. In Study 1, suicidal persons' (n = 34) attributions as the cause of their condition, as expressed in their free online writing, were compared to those of emotionally distressed,…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Case Studies, Suicide, Internet