Suicidal Ideation, Screen Time, and Online Harassment Among College Students: Gender Differences in a National Survey, United States, 2023–2024.
Objectives. To examine associations of online space usage time and online harassment with suicidal ideation among US college students, focusing on gender disparities. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2023–2024 Healthy Minds Study (n = 104 729), a national survey of college student mental health. A...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 116; no. 8; pp. 1104 - 1116 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=195376235&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 195376235 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00900036 APH jtl: American Journal of Public Health issn: 00900036 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2026 vid: 116 iid: 8 pid: 44 pub: American Public Health Association artinfo: ui: 195376235 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308576 ppf: 1104 ppct: 12 formats: tig: atl: Suicidal Ideation, Screen Time, and Online Harassment Among College Students: Gender Differences in a National Survey, United States, 2023–2024. aug: au: Oh, Seungbin Do, Ryemi Kim, Soyeon Zhou, Sasha affil: Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada., Department of Public Health, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. su: United States Cross-sectional method Suicidal ideation Cyberbullying Sex distribution Race Psychology of college students Research funding Screen time Odds ratio Confidence intervals Data analysis software sug: subj: Cross-sectional method Suicidal ideation Cyberbullying Sex distribution Race Psychology of college students United States Research funding Screen time Odds ratio Confidence intervals Data analysis software ab: Objectives. To examine associations of online space usage time and online harassment with suicidal ideation among US college students, focusing on gender disparities. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2023–2024 Healthy Minds Study (n = 104 729), a national survey of college student mental health. Analyses were restricted to students randomized to the digital behavior module (n = 46 914). Multivariable logistic regressions were conducted using complete-case data, with analytic samples varying by model. All models adjusted for depressive symptoms, sleep duration, and sociodemographic covariates. Results. Both higher time online and online harassment were independently associated with increased odds of suicidal ideation. Compared with those reporting less than 1 hour per day online, students reporting 1 to 3 hours (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.29) and more than 3 hours a day online (AOR = 1.45) had elevated risk. Online harassment nearly doubled the odds (AOR = 1.77). Among cisgender males, associations were stronger for time online (AOR = 1.76–1.97) and online harassment (AOR = 1.91). Conclusions. Digital exposure, particularly among cisgender males, may represent a modifiable risk factor for suicidal ideation, underscoring the need for gender-responsive suicide prevention efforts in digital spaces. (Am J Public Health. 2026;116(8):1104–1115. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308576) pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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