March 3, 2026Open Access

Non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents and the influence of memetics

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Non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents is linked to increased suicide risk, urging a need for effective intervention strategies.
The proposed memetic framework explores how NSSI behaviors spread through social interactions and social media platforms.
Protective memes with a Papageno effect are designed to counteract the negative influence of the Werther effect on at-risk adolescents.
Future applications may utilize AI for developing and disseminating these protective memes, indicating a potential new direction for mental health strategies.

Abstract

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adolescents is a common and concerning behavior, as it is associated with suicide risk. In this work, we propose a memetic framework to understand its social spread among the young populations (as well as among peers and on social media). Furthermore, we explore how to design and disseminate, with the help of AI, 'protective memes' with a Papageno effect that mitigate the potential Werther effect of NSSI in at-risk adolescents.

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Rocío López-Díaz

María del Valle Rodríguez-Hiruela

Helena Marín-Mateos

Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

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Spanish Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health

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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla

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