Analyzing Suicide Risk From Linguistic Features in Social Media: Evaluation Study.
Cecilia LaoJo LaneHanna SuominenPublished in: JMIR formative research (2022)
In summary, our statistical analyses found linguistic features associated with suicide risk, such as social posturing (eg, authenticity and clout), first-person singular pronouns, and negation. This increased our understanding of the behavioral and thought patterns of social media users and provided insights into the mechanisms behind ML models. We also demonstrated the applicative potential of ML in assisting health care professionals to assess and manage individuals experiencing suicide risk.