在COVID-19期间使用计算方法检查Reddit上的社会支持对话.
Qinghua Yang1, Zhifan Luo2, Andrew M Ledbetter1
1Bob Schieffer College of Commuication, Texas Christian University.
Health communication
|March 3, 2025
概括
关于COVID-19支持的在线讨论显示,提供情感和信息支持,如鼓励和更新,与作者减少焦虑和精神疾病有关.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 计算社会科学 计算社会科学
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- COVID-19 疫情对全球的身心健康产生了重大影响.
- 在线社区在危机期间作为社会支持的关键平台.
- 了解在线支持的动态对于心理健康干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 分析在线COVID-19支持小组上的社会支持对话.
- 调查对话主题与用户参与之间的关联.
- 检查对话主题与作者心理健康状况之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 利用结构性主题建模来分析来自r/COVID19_support.subreddit的65,004条帖子和评论.
- 在线讨论中确定了22个不同的话题.
- 与用户参与和作者报告的心理健康指标相关的主题流行.
主要成果:
- 吸引高参与度的主题包括未来的不确定性,国家/国际新闻,哀悼和大流行影响.
- 提供尊重支持 (鼓励,赞赏) 和情感支持 (关注,哀悼) 与较低的作者焦虑和精神疾病相关.
- 信息支持 (健康,政治,媒体,工作更新) 也与减少焦虑和精神疾病有关.
结论:
- 在线论坛中的社会支持,特别是尊重和信息,可以减轻大流行期间的负面心理健康结果.
- 这些发现凸显了在线支持社区的治疗潜力.
- 讨论了对公共卫生战略和数字心理健康干预措施的影响.
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