在同行在线支持论坛上发布模式及其与双相情绪障碍情绪和情绪的关联:探索性分析
Glorianna Jagfeld1, Fiona Lobban1, Robert Davies2
1Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
PloS one
|September 25, 2023
概括
许多双相情感障碍 (BD) 患者使用在线论坛讨论心理健康 (MH) 和其他话题. 用户在MH subreddits中发布帖子表达了更多的焦虑和悲伤,强调需要仔细考虑在线支持空间.
科学领域:
- 数字心理健康数字心理健康
- 在线社区 在线社区
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
背景情况:
- 在线心理健康 (MH) 论坛提供了至关重要的支持,特别是在医疗保健服务有限的地方.
- 雷迪特的结构允许研究用户之间的MH和非MH讨论.
- 双极性障碍 (BD) 具有极端情绪状态的特征,使得在线帖子中的情绪影响特别重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查Reddit用户的发布模式,这些用户自称患有双相情感障碍 (BD).
- 分析MH和非MH的分支机构之间发布MH和非MH的分支机构之间的联系,以及表达的情绪.
- 为了比较发帖在MH subreddits中的用户和仅在非MH subreddits中发帖的用户之间的情绪状态.
主要方法:
- 确定了19,685名Reddit用户自我报告的BD诊断,并分析了他们从2005年至2019年的帖子.
- 计算了在MH-only,非MH-only或两种类型的子网页上发布的用户比例.
- 利用LIWC (语言调查和词汇计数) 来比较情感词汇,专注于积极的情绪,焦虑,悲伤,愤怒和第一人称单数代词.
主要成果:
- 三分之二的用户在MH和非MH的子网上发布了自我报告的BD.
- 用户在两种类型的子reddit上发布的帖子都显示出较少的积极情绪,更多的焦虑和悲伤,并在MH子reddit帖子中增加了第一人称单数代词的使用.
- 在MH子博客中发布的帖子与女性性别,更高的积极情绪,焦虑和悲伤有关.
结论:
- 患有BD的Reddit用户经常使用单个帐户进行MH和一般生活讨论.
- 需要进行进一步的研究,以了解负面情绪是否驱动了MH子网址中的发布,或者这些空间是否促进了情绪表达.
- 在线MH论坛可能会过度代表经历更极端情绪状态的个体,可能会低于有效管理BD的个体.
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