Computer-Mediated Support Groups

Weinberg, Nancy; Schmale, John D.; Uken, Janet; Wessel, Keith

doi:10.1300/j009v17n04_04

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“…Hundreds of electronic or virtual support groups operate daily on the Internet and researchers are now beginning to evaluate these groups (Brennan, Moore, & Smyth, 1991Brennan & Ripich, 1994;Finn & Lavitt, 1994;King, 1994;Schneider & Tooley, 1986;Schneider, Walter, & O'Donnell, 1990;Weinberg, Schmale, Janet, & Wessel, 1995). In particular, two studies have found that electronic support groups are used by women to provide support and information to one another on body image and eating disorder issues (Gleason, 1995;Winzelberg, in press).…”

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Evaluation of a computer-mediated eating disorder intervention program

Winzelberg

Taylor

Sharpe

et al. 1998

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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confidence: 99%

Evaluation of a computer-mediated eating disorder intervention program

Winzelberg

Taylor

Sharpe

et al. 1998

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

112

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“…As a consequence, the quality of interactions in online support groups might be higher than in their offline equivalents (Tanis, 2007). The next significant advantage of text-based persona is that people are valued for their contribution instead of their physical appearance (Weinberg, Schmale, Uken, & Wessel, 1995). This can be liberating, particularly for people who face prejudices based on age, sex, ethnicity, material status, and similar characteristics that are easily visible in face-to-face communication.…”

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Internet and mental health of adolescents

Opsenica-Kostić¹,

Panic²

2017

Зборник радова Филозофског факултета у Приштини

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ABSTRACT. Today's generations of adolescents have grown up with information and communication technologies which have a significant place in their lives. One of the important issues in this context is the relation between the Internet and the mental health of adolescents. The first topic that this paper deals with, is the relationship between the use of the Internet and mental health, and the other is related to the planned use of the Internet for the purpose of improving wellbeing. The most common activity of young people on the Internet is social networking. Online social networks can positively affect wellbeing through facilitating self-disclosing and the availability of social support. Such findings from empirical research support the ideas of theories that emphasize the positive aspects of online relating. However, social networks (and online communication in general) can also have significant negative effects on the mental health of adolescents, if they are exposed to cyberbullying. The second topic of the paper is the planned use of the Internet for the purpose of improving mental health. To young people (and to members of other age groups, as well) online support groups are the most accessible nowadays, aimed at supporting a group of people with a common problem or life challenge. These forums are most often text-based and this kind of communication has a number of potential benefits for users. It is also possible to organize online interventions that 1

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“…Een andere mogelijke consequentie van het tekstgebaseerde karakter (of meer specifiek de afwezigheid van visuele informatie) is dat mensen gewaardeerd worden op basis van hun inhoudelijke bijdrage in plaats van hun fysieke verschijning (Weinberg, Schmale, Uken, & Wessel, 1995). De nadruk op wat wordt gezegd in plaats van hoe iemand eruit ziet, kan bevrijdend werken, met name voor mensen die zich geconfronteerd zien met vooroordelen gebaseerd op bijvoorbeeld sekse, leeftijd of etniciteit, of voor mensen die fysieke kenmerken hebben die als gestigmatiseerd worden ervaren zoals bijvoorbeeld obesitas, een lichamelijke afwijking of huidproblemen (Erwin, Turk, Heimberg, Fresco, & Hantula, 2004;Wallace, 1999).…”

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“…Ook de mogelijkheid om de tijd te nemen voordat gereageerd wordt op een bericht kan positief werken, zeker als het emotionele of gevoelige zaken betreft waarop reflectie van belang kan zijn (Braithwaite et al, 1999;Walther, 1996;Weinberg et al, 1995).…”

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Online lotgenotencontactgroepen: de aantrekkingskracht van steun via het internet

Tanis¹

2007

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Online social support groups: The appeal of support via the Internet This study investigates what it is in health-related forums that attracts people to make use of them, and how people feel that using these forums helps them in coping with the situation they are facing. Results are based on an online questionnaire (N = 166) among users of a variety of health forums. Findings show that features that are often mentioned in literature on computer-mediated communication (i.e., the anonymity it affords, the text-based character it has, and the possibility it offers to network expansion) are recognized, but appreciated differently by users that vary in the degree to which they perceive to suffer from a stigmatized condition or are restricted in their mobility. Stigmatization is related to appreciation of anonymity, and restriction of mobility to network expansion.

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Computer-Mediated Support Groups

Cited by 69 publications

References 11 publications

Evaluation of a computer-mediated eating disorder intervention program

Evaluation of a computer-mediated eating disorder intervention program

Internet and mental health of adolescents

Online lotgenotencontactgroepen: de aantrekkingskracht van steun via het internet

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