Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 23, 2025

Integrating Computerized Linguistic and Social Network Analyses to Capture Addiction Recovery Capital in an Online Community
Published on: May 31, 2019
"Fearless" Revisited: How This Peer-to-Peer Self-Help Group for Sex Offense Registrants and Their Families Continued
Lisa L Sample1, Brooke N Cooley2, Julie D Garman1
1School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, USA.
Abstract:
Among the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, peer-to-peer support groups sought virtual environments to bring individuals together. Building upon previous research of Fearless, a peer-to-peer support group for registered individuals, this study examines how changes in the format from in person to virtual impacted the group's ability to provide social support to members. A snowball sampling technique was used to identify 25 members of Fearless who regularly attended the group's virtual monthly meetings during the COVID social restrictions. Using thematic narrative analysis, researchers found that the virtual format offered both positive and negative changes for members of the group. Although participants note various challenges of virtual meetings, like concerns for privacy, online meetings still provided opportunities for members to continue identity work, which is critical for continued prosocial behavior.
Related Concept Videos
Self-Help Support Groups
Accessibility and Cost-Effectiveness
One of the primary strengths of self-help...
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Group Therapy
Healthcare Agencies I
Community Based Intervention
Foundations of Community Mental Health Programs
Central to the success of community-based interventions is the...
Coping Strategies: Problem Focused
For example, consider a student who struggles to understand their...

