Examining the Light and Dark of an Online Young Adult Cancer Support Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5455447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brittani Crook (0000-0002-9756-945X, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA, corresponding author), Brad Love (0000-0003-0828-9876, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 938-948 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732316672638 |
| PMID | 27742764 |
| OpenAlex | W2530515601 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 57 |
The young adult (YA) cancer community represents an understudied population in interpersonal and health communication scholarship. Through qualitative analysis, this study sought to advance a dark side perspective by exploring the content of messages shared in an online support forum for YAs with cancer. Our findings highlight a variety of complexities YAs face in an online cancer support community, including the light and dark of soliciting support, disclosing to a community, advocacy online, negative sentiment evaluating health care services, and asynchronous communication. Understanding the light and dark nuances involved with participating in an online YA support forum advances a dark side perspective on the scholarly research in health communication that can ultimately help care providers recommend resources and coach YAs to optimally and effectively use and navigate online support groups
Great Rift · Health care · Health communication · Internet privacy · Interpersonal communication · Medical education · Online community · Political science · Population · Qualitative research · Scholarship · Sociology · World Wide Web · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Communication · Computer Science · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Social Psychology
Basics of qualitative research
Communicating Social Support
Cognitive, Emotional, and Language Processes in Disclosure
Receiving social support online
Understanding and Validity in Qualitative Research
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The formation of group norms in computer-mediated communication
Embodied Health and Constitutive Communication
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Social Identity, Self-Categorization, and the Communication of Group Norms
Computer‐Mediated Social Support
Mutual help goes on-line
Quality of Breast Cancer Sites on the World Wide Web
Health-related Support Groups on the Internet
Understanding how adolescents and young adults with cancer talk about needs in online and face-to-face support groups
America
Qualitative Research Design
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |