Abstract
Little is known about how recovery from self-harm is understood by individuals with personal experience of self-harm. YouTube is an important online venue for posting and discussion of user-generated self-harm videos. Drawing on this material, this study explores how self-harm recovery is presented on YouTube. The 30 most highly-viewed videos about recovery from self-harm were thematically analysed. Three themes were identified: 1) a desire for change, 2) control over change, 3) implementing change. This study identifies multiple understandings of self-harm, which in turn shape individuals’ understandings of self-harm recovery. This has implications for self-harm advice or support.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1596-1608 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Deviant Behavior |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 12 |
Early online date | 1 Apr 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- self har, support, youtube