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Online supportive interactions: Using a network approach to examine communication patterns within a psychosis social support group in Taiwan

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A network approach was used to determine the overall supportive communication patterns constructed within the PTT psychosis support group in Taiwan, the largest bulletin board system in the Chinese‐speaking world. The full sequences of supportive interactions were observed over a $2{\textstyle{1 \over 2}}$‐year period from February 2004 to July 2006. The results indicated that the most exchanged support types were information and network links. All types of supportive communication networks were relatively sparse, yet small groups of cliques with different provision of support types formed within the psychosis group. Most of the online supportive interactions exchanged at dyadic and triadic levels. The overall supportive network was highly centralized. The overall findings with implications for future studies were discussed.

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  • Hui‐Jung Chang, 2009. "Online supportive interactions: Using a network approach to examine communication patterns within a psychosis social support group in Taiwan," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 60(7), pages 1504-1517, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:60:y:2009:i:7:p:1504-1517
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.21070
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    1. Yoonyee Pahk & Joon Sang Baek, 2021. "A Relational Approach to the Design for Peer Support," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-16, March.
    2. Isabell Koinig, 2022. "Picturing Mental Health on Instagram: Insights from a Quantitative Study Using Different Content Formats," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-11, January.
    3. Elizabeth Highton-Williamson & Stefan Priebe & Domenico Giacco, 2015. "Online social networking in people with psychosis: A systematic review," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 61(1), pages 92-101, February.

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