Text Mining of Reddit Posts: Using Latent Dirichlet Allocation to Identify Common Parenting Issues

Westrupp, Elizabeth; Greenwood, Christopher J; Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz, Matthew; Berkowitz, Tomer S; Hagg, Lauryn; Gj, Youssef

doi:10.31234/osf.io/cw54u

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“…We used baseline data from a longitudinal cohort study of Australian parents, the COVID-19 Pandemic Adjustment Survey (CPAS), N=2,365, collected over 3 weeks from the 8 th of April until the 28 th of April, 2020 (see study protocol, Westrupp et al, 2020a). Parents were eligible to participate if they were an Australian resident, 18 years or over, and a parent of a child aged 0-18 years.…”

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Subjective wellbeing in parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

Westrupp

Stokes

Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz

et al. 2021

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Objectives: To examine the subjective wellbeing of Australian parents raising children and adolescents (0-18 years) during 'stage three' COVID-19 restrictions (April 2020), in comparison with subjective wellbeing in parents assessed over an 18-year period prior to the pandemic. We also aimed to examine socio-demographic and COVID-19 predictors of subjective wellbeing during the pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional data were from: (1) the COVID-19 Pandemic Adjustment Survey (CPAS, N=2,365 parents of a child 0-18 years, 8-28 th April, 2020); and, (2) a prepandemic database bringing together over 18-years of national data on subjective wellbeing (N=17,529 adults living with children, collected in annual surveys over 2002-2019). Results: Levels of subjective wellbeing during the pandemic were considerably lower than ratings prior to the pandemic (Personal Wellbeing Index, mean [SD]=65.3 [17.0];compared to [SD]=75.8 [11.9], p<0.001). Within the pandemic data, subjective wellbeing was lower in parents with low education, language other-than-English, receiving income assistance (i.e., a government benefit), single parents, and young parents. Subjective wellbeing was also lower in fathers, parents raising a child with a neurodevelopmental condition, parents with physical or mental health problems, and parents reporting COVID-related stressors, such as employment changes, financial strain, negative feelings/attributions about COVID-19, and supervising children while working-from-home. Unexpectedly, parent engagement with news media about the pandemic was associated with higher subjective wellbeing. Conclusion:Subjective wellbeing in parents raising children aged 0-18 years appears to be disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social restrictions in

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Subjective wellbeing in parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

Westrupp

Stokes

Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz

et al. 2021

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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“…This cross-sectional study was nested within a large longitudinal cohort study of Australian parents of a child aged 0-18 years (see study protocol, Westrupp et al, 2020).…”

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Finding the Power Within: Is Resilience Protective Against Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Australian Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Mikocka‐Walus¹,

Stokes²,

Evans³

et al. 2020

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The present study utilised a strengths-based approach to investigate the association between resilience and indicators of mental health in a large sample of Australian parents at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was nested within a large longitudinal cohort study of Australian parents of a child aged 0‐18 years. Hierarchical regression models were run to examine the relationship between the variables of interest. Of 2,110 respondents included, 1701 (80.6%) were female. Higher resilience was associated with lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Loneliness was a key contributor to mental health outcomes. An increase in extraversion was associated with improved resilience. The relationship between resilience and depression was influenced by the level of partner support. Interventions targeting mental health of parents at the time of pandemics should focus on reducing loneliness while working with the constraints of imposed social isolation, and to include partners.

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Examining Analytic Practices in Latent Dirichlet Allocation Within Psychological Science: Scoping Review

Hagg¹,

Merkouris²,

O’Dea³

et al. 2022

J Med Internet Res

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Background Topic modeling approaches allow researchers to analyze and represent written texts. One of the commonly used approaches in psychology is latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA), which is used for rapidly synthesizing patterns of text within “big data,” but outputs can be sensitive to decisions made during the analytic pipeline and may not be suitable for certain scenarios such as short texts, and we highlight resources for alternative approaches. This review focuses on the complex analytical practices specific to LDA, which existing practical guides for training LDA models have not addressed. Objective This scoping review used key analytical steps (data selection, data preprocessing, and data analysis) as a framework to understand the methodological approaches being used in psychology research using LDA. Methods A total of 4 psychology and health databases were searched. Studies were included if they used LDA to analyze written words and focused on a psychological construct or issue. The data charting processes were constructed and employed based on common data selection, preprocessing, and data analysis steps. Results A total of 68 studies were included. These studies explored a range of research areas and mostly sourced their data from social media platforms. Although some studies reported on preprocessing and data analysis steps taken, most studies did not provide sufficient detail for reproducibility. Furthermore, the debate surrounding the necessity of certain preprocessing and data analysis steps is revealed. Conclusions Our findings highlight the growing use of LDA in psychological science. However, there is a need to improve analytical reporting standards and identify comprehensive and evidence-based best practice recommendations. To work toward this, we developed an LDA Preferred Reporting Checklist that will allow for consistent documentation of LDA analytic decisions and reproducible research outcomes.

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Text Mining of Reddit Posts: Using Latent Dirichlet Allocation to Identify Common Parenting Issues

Cited by 4 publications

References 45 publications

Subjective wellbeing in parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

Subjective wellbeing in parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

Finding the Power Within: Is Resilience Protective Against Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Australian Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Examining Analytic Practices in Latent Dirichlet Allocation Within Psychological Science: Scoping Review

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