Communicating social support online: a new classification dichotomy for exploring coping in interaction concerning infertility
| Autor: | Alison Berry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Coping (psychology)
medicine.medical_treatment Obstetrics and Gynecology Cognition Social relation Support group 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Transformative learning Reproductive Medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Normative 030212 general & internal medicine Thematic analysis Psychology Social psychology General Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 34:451-463 |
| ISSN: | 1469-672X 0264-6838 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02646838.2016.1213378 |
| Popis: | Objective: This study explores how social support is utilised in the context of an online infertility support group. Background: Social support is often studied to decipher how those with health concerns cope through communication and interaction. Method: Online socially supportive messages (N = 200) were examined using a hybrid approach (i.e. deductive and inductive) to thematic analysis. Results: Analysis developed a dichotomy of social support (i.e. normative and transformative themes). This dichotomy creates a new theoretical framework for evaluating social support with implications for cognitive coping strategy. The normative and emotional themes were the most frequently represented in the studied context demonstrating overall network-level positivity. Messages did not demonstrate tangible support. Conclusion: Expected characteristics of emotional and informational support were demonstrated, but the forum included no tangible support. The support messages also possessed latent characteristics... |
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