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. 2021 Jun 15;16(6):e0253278. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253278

Table 7. Select questions and responses from the Perceived Safety questionnaire across timepoints.

Question and response for total sample T1 N (%) T2 N (%) T3 N (%)
How often did participants create, share or like posts involving suicide content?
Often 16 (8.47%) 5 (2.65%) 8 (4.23%)
Sometimes 63 (33.33%) 56 (29.63%) 47 (24.87%)
Rarely 70 (37.04%) 76 (40.21%) 59 (31.22%)
Never 37 (19.58%) 51 (26.98%) 74 (39.15%)
Prefer not to answer 3 (1.59%) 1 (0.53%) 1 (0.53%)
Did participants monitor their post for unsafe content?
Yes 73 (48.99%) 112 (81.75%) 89 (78.07%)
No 76 (51.01%) 25 (18.25%) 25 (21.93%)
Did participants see a post that made them think the creator of the post might be at risk of suicide?
Often 10 (5.29%) 6 (3.17%) 5 (2.65%)
Sometimes 77 (40.74%) 49 (25.93% 45 (23.81%)
Rarely 76 (40.21%) 90 (47.62%) 85 (44.97%)
Never 24 (12.70%) 41 (21.69%) 50 (26.46%)
Prefer not to answer 2 (1.06%) 3 (1.59%) 4 (2.12%)
How did participants respond to unsafe content on their post?
Sought professional advice 2 (1.23%) 2 (1.38%) 1 (0.74%)
Responded to the person directly 48 (29.45%) 52 (35.86%) 46 (34.07%)
Informed a trusted adult or friend 6 (3.68%) 12 (8.28%) 4 (2.96%)
Contacted the relevant platform safety centre 5 (3.07%) 6 (4.14%) 14 (10.37%)
Did not respond 60 (36.81%) 33 (22.76%) 38 (28.15%)
Other 1 (0.61%) 1 (0.69%) 1 (0.74%)
A combination of responses 41 (25.15%) 39 (26.90%) 31 (22.96%)