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Article: Social Media Sentiments on Suicides at the New York City Landmark, Vessel: A Twitter Study

TitleSocial Media Sentiments on Suicides at the New York City Landmark, Vessel: A Twitter Study
Authors
Keywordspublic sentiment
restriction of means
social media
suicide prevention
Twitter
Issue Date16-Sep-2022
PublisherMDPI
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, v. 19, n. 18 How to Cite?
Abstract

Vessel is a landmark created by Heatherwick Studio where visitors can enjoy views of New York City from different heights and perspectives. However, between February 2020 and July 2021, four individuals jumped to their deaths from the landmark. Effective preventive solutions have yet to be identified, and the site is currently closed. In this study, we examined the trajectory of public sentiment on the suicide-related activity at Vessel on Twitter by investigating the engagement patterns and identifying themes about the four suicides from February 2020 to August 2021 (n = 3058 tweets). The results show increased levels of discussion about each successive suicide case in the first 14 days following each incident (from 6 daily tweets for the first case to 104 for the fourth case). It also took longer for relevant discussions to dissipate (4 days for the first and 14 days for the fourth case, KS statistic = 0.71, p < 0.001). Thematic analysis shows a shift from expressions of emotion to urging suicide prevention actions in the third and fourth cases; additionally, we detected growing support for restricting means. We suggest that, prior to the reopening of Vessel, collective efforts should be made to install safety protections and reduce further suicide risks.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/331616
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2019 Impact Factor: 2.849
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.808
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dc.contributor.authorYip, Paul-
dc.contributor.authorXiao, Yunyu-
dc.contributor.authorXu, Yucan-
dc.contributor.authorChan, Evangeline-
dc.contributor.authorCheung, Florence-
dc.contributor.authorChan, Christian S-
dc.contributor.authorPirkis, Jane-
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-21T06:57:24Z-
dc.date.available2023-09-21T06:57:24Z-
dc.date.issued2022-09-16-
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, v. 19, n. 18-
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/331616-
dc.description.abstract<p>Vessel is a landmark created by Heatherwick Studio where visitors can enjoy views of New York City from different heights and perspectives. However, between February 2020 and July 2021, four individuals jumped to their deaths from the landmark. Effective preventive solutions have yet to be identified, and the site is currently closed. In this study, we examined the trajectory of public sentiment on the suicide-related activity at Vessel on Twitter by investigating the engagement patterns and identifying themes about the four suicides from February 2020 to August 2021 (n = 3058 tweets). The results show increased levels of discussion about each successive suicide case in the first 14 days following each incident (from 6 daily tweets for the first case to 104 for the fourth case). It also took longer for relevant discussions to dissipate (4 days for the first and 14 days for the fourth case, KS statistic = 0.71, p < 0.001). Thematic analysis shows a shift from expressions of emotion to urging suicide prevention actions in the third and fourth cases; additionally, we detected growing support for restricting means. We suggest that, prior to the reopening of Vessel, collective efforts should be made to install safety protections and reduce further suicide risks.<br></p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherMDPI-
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectpublic sentiment-
dc.subjectrestriction of means-
dc.subjectsocial media-
dc.subjectsuicide prevention-
dc.subjectTwitter-
dc.titleSocial Media Sentiments on Suicides at the New York City Landmark, Vessel: A Twitter Study-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph191811694-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85138393807-
dc.identifier.volume19-
dc.identifier.issue18-
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000858242500001-
dc.identifier.issnl1660-4601-

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