Exchanging social support online: a longitudinal social network analysis of irritable bowel syndrome patients' interactions on a health forum

F Yang, B Zhong, A Kumar… - Journalism & Mass …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Longitudinal social network analyses were conducted to examine social support exchange
among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) on an online health forum. The analyses …

Online health community experiences of sexual minority women with cancer

YJ Lee, C Kamen, L Margolies… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective The study sought to explore online health communities (OHCs) for sexual minority
women (SMW) with cancer by conducting computational text analysis on posts. Materials …

Effects of moderation and opinion heterogeneity on attitude towards the online deliberation experience

ST Perrault, W Zhang - Proceedings of the 2019 CHI conference on …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Online deliberation offers a way for citizens to collectively discuss an issue and provide input
for policymakers. The overall experience of online deliberation can be affected by multiple …

The benefits of supporting others online–How online communication shapes the provision of support and its relationship with wellbeing

P Stehr - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Combining knowledge from research on prosocial behavior, online communication, and
(online) social support, this paper examines (1) how online communication shapes the …

Connecting and co** with stigmatized others: Examining social support messages in prison talk online

AS Hinck, SS Hinck, J Smith, LA Withers - Communication Studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Having a loved one who is incarcerated affects significant others financially, emotionally,
and relationally. Many who maintain a relationship with incarcerated individuals also …

Searching for Love and Babies: A Qualitative Study on Online Social Support Among Women with Infertility

Y Lin, S Li - Health Communication, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
With the popularity of computer-mediated communication, accessing online social support
has become more accessible for women confronting infertility, yet the role of such support for …

“Scientific evidence is very important for me”: The impact of behavioral intention and the wording of user inquiries on replies and recommendations in a health-related …

J Kimmerle, M Bientzle, U Cress - Computers in Human Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Medical laypeople frequently use forums on the Internet for communicating about various
health-related topics. How they communicate with other users and which content they select …

Co** with racial discrimination with collective power: How does bonding and bridging social capital help online and offline?

F Yang, LK Hanasono - Ethnicities, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Featuring an online experiment and content analysis of a research sample of 185
participants with different races/ethnicities, this study investigates how bridging and bonding …

Reproductive Justice and Activism Online

LH Hernández, SDLS Upton - Networked Feminisms: Activist …, 2021 - books.google.com
Over the past few years, news headlines have both highlighted and lamented reproductive
and gendered violence in the United States and Latin America. As our research has …

“I Urgently Need Your Advice”—Digital Stress Experiences and Social Support in Online Forums

C Nitsch, S Kinnebrock - 2023 - … .consejodecomunicacion.gob.ec
One downside of digitalization is the digital stress that stems from widespread information
and communication technologies (ICTs). Previous studies on digital stress have pointed to …