ICT-Enabled Community Empowerment in Crisis Response: Social Media in Thailand Flooding 2011

Leong, Carmen; Pan, Shan Ling; Ractham, Peter; Kaewkitipong, Laddawan

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“…Researchers have demonstrated that SNSs such as Facebook can enhance information sharing (Pan et al, ; Leong, Pan, Ractham, & Kaewkitipong, ; Zagaar & Paul, ; Zhitomirsky‐Geffet & Bratspiess, ), communication and information gathering (Ellison & Boyd, ; Huang, Chu, & Chen, ; Thelwall & Wilkinson, ), and the development of emotional support (Oh & Syn, ). Internet users are increasingly merging their online activities through SNSs (Yu, Tian, Vogel, & Kwok, ).…”

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The effect of social network site use on the psychological well‐being of cancer patients

Erfani

Abedin

Blount

2016

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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Social network sites (SNSs) are growing in popularity and social significance. Although researchers have attempted to explain the effect of SNS use on users' psychological well‐being, previous studies have produced inconsistent results. In addition, most previous studies relied on healthy students as participants; other cohorts of SNSs users, in particular people living with serious health conditions, have been neglected. In this study, we carried out semistructured interviews with users of the Ovarian Cancer Australia (OCA) Facebook to assess how and in what ways SNS use impacts their psychological well‐being. A theoretical model was proposed to develop a better understanding of the relationships between SNS use and the psychological well‐being of cancer patients. Analysis of data collected through a subsequent quantitative survey confirmed the theoretical model and empirically revealed the extent to which SNS use impacts the psychological well‐being of cancer patients. Findings showed the use of OCA Facebook enhances social support, enriches the experience of social connectedness, develops social presence and learning and ultimately improves the psychological well‐being of cancer patients.

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The effect of social network site use on the psychological well‐being of cancer patients

Erfani

Abedin

Blount

2016

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“…Digital empowerment emphasizes the enabling roles of ICT tools. Extant work suggests structural, resource and psychological empowerment as three key dimensions [22] [23]. Structural empowerment focuses on improving the objective external conditions (such as organizational, institutional, social, economic, political, Page 654 and cultural conditions) to offer the power to take actions [24].…”

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Collaborative Diabetes Management in China: A Digital Empowerment Perspective

Tan¹,

Yan²

2020

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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With the widespread of information and communication technologies (ICT) tools, home-based diabetes management (HDM) emerges as a widely approved paradigm. While extant studies focus on the enabling outcomes of ICT tools and patients' activities, this work complements extant work with the enabling mechanisms and collaborative activities among patient, doctors, and relatives. By interpreting a successful HDM project in China from the digital empowerment perspective, this work finds that all actors benefit from (1)structural empowerment since HDM bridges critical actors by building channels for blood glucose data transmission and easy communication, (2) resource empowerment since patients and relatives get more knowledge and information about diabetes management, doctors get more financial incentives, and (3) psychological empowerment since HDM strengthens critical actors' confidence, trust, and willingness to collaborate on diabetes management. The findings reveal the underlying mechanisms through which ICT tools enable HDM.

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“…For example, social media has provided a platform to help individuals rise up against social and political injustices [60], such as the Arab Spring in 2011 [53]. Social media has also empowered communities during natural disasters, such as the Thailand Flood [39]. Many individuals use social media to share their experiences, seek out information, connect with others, and find social support [17].…”

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“They Deserved It”: Using the Just World Hypothesis to Understand Blaming, Apathy, and Support on Social Media

Giddens¹,

Petter²

2020

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Social media offers a forum for individuals to share experiences after being wronged by an individual, an organization, a group, or a government. While some individuals gain support through sharing experiences on social media, other victims become the subject of attacks or receive little to no response from others regarding their injustice. An individual's response to a victim's social media post may be explained by the just world hypothesis. In this article, we explain the just world hypothesis and how this theory applies to when individuals respond to victims on social media. The just world hypothesis offers a means to understand factors that encourage negative social media behaviors. In this conceptual article, we explain how future research may leverage the just world hypothesis as a theoretical lens to examine why individuals engage in victim blaming, victim apathy, or victim support using social media.

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ICT-Enabled Community Empowerment in Crisis Response: Social Media in Thailand Flooding 2011

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Cited by 117 publications

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The effect of social network site use on the psychological well‐being of cancer patients

The effect of social network site use on the psychological well‐being of cancer patients

Collaborative Diabetes Management in China: A Digital Empowerment Perspective

“They Deserved It”: Using the Just World Hypothesis to Understand Blaming, Apathy, and Support on Social Media

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