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Topic modelling online depression forums: beyond narratives of self-objectification and self-blaming
Domonkos Sik1, Renáta Németh2, Eszter Katona2
1Institute of Sociology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Online depression forums offer diverse narrative strategies for individuals to reconstruct their sense of self. These platforms provide a unique space for integrating depressive experiences into personal identity.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Digital Communication
Background:
- Depression presents multifaceted challenges, impacting mood, cognition, and self-perception.
- Online forums serve as crucial platforms for individuals to interactively reconstruct their sense of self amidst depressive experiences.
Conclusions:
- The identified clusters reveal diverse methods of narrating depression and the depressed self.
- Online depression forums encompass a wide range of narrative genres and emotional tones, facilitating the integration of difficult experiences into one's self-narrative.
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