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This book explores the many ways that digital communication media, such as online forums, social networking sites, and mobile applications, enhance and constrain social support in health-related contexts.
List of contents
Section 1: Social Support via Social Network Sites
Chapter 1: Social Network Sites as Vehicles for Effective/Ineffective Social Support by Sonja Utz
Chapter 2: Communication Technology Affordances and Social Support Provision by Stephen A. Rains
Chapter 3: The Mechanics of Supportive Facebook Messages: An Analysis of Health-Related Posts, Responses, and Perceptions by Nichole Egbert and Tammy Bosley
Chapter 4: Complexities of Channel Publicness and (In)Effective Support Behaviors by Andrew C. High, Emily M. Buehler, and Lucas Youngvorst
Chapter 5: Communicating Loneliness on Social Networking Sites: Challenges to Emotional Disclosure and Online Support Seeking by Guanjin Zhang and Jesse Fox
Section 2: Social Support in Dedicated Online Groups
Chapter 6: Online Support Groups Dedicated to Specific Health Problems by Wenjing Pan, Bo Feng, and Siyue Li
Chapter 7: What Determines the Quality of Relationships in Health-Related Online Support Groups? A Study of Attitudinal Similarity, Degree of Online Participation, and Personal Characteristics by Kevin Wright and E.J. van Ingen
Chapter 8: Uncertainty Management in Online Support Forums for Stroke Survivors and Caregivers by Bryan Abendschein
Chapter 9: Making Collective Sense of Uncertainty: How Online Social Support Communities Negotiate Meaning for Contested Illnesses by Laura D. Russell
Section 3: Emerging Research Trends and Perspectives
Chapter 10: Examining Health Communication Practices and Social Support through Mediated Channels: A Communication Privacy Management (CPM) Theory Perspective by Jeffrey T. Child and Shawn C. Starcher
Chapter 11: Aging in Computer-Mediated Community: The Importance of Online Connections for Older Adults by Jill Yamasaki and Jennifer E. Ohs
Chapter 12: When Big Data Meet Supportive Communication: Advancing mHealth Intervention Informed by Social Support Scholarship by Heewon Kim, Cristopher Tietsort, and Karlee Posteher
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Edited by Nichole Egbert and Kevin B. Wright - Contributions by Bryan Abendschein; Tammy Bosley; Emily M. Buehler; Nichole Egbert; Bo Feng; Jesse Fox; Andrew C. High; Heewon Kim; Siyue Li; Jennifer E. Ohs; Wenjing Pan; Karlee Posteher; Stephen A. Rains; L
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This book explores the many ways that digital communication media, such as online forums, social networking sites, and mobile applications, enhance and constrain social support in health-related contexts.
