Coulson, N. S. and Talbot, C. V., 2024. Examining support marshalling within an asynchronous online peer support forum for individuals affected by dementia. Journal of Health Psychology. (In Press)
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Abstract
Online support communities may provide individuals affected by dementia opportunities for reciprocal peer support, however, the support marshalling strategies employed and their success remain unclear. Analysis of 100 randomly selected conversation threads from the Dementia Support Forum indicated that 29% (29/100) of opening posts included a direct support marshalling strategy (i.e. explicit support request) compared with 54% (54/100) labelled as indirect, with the remainder not seeking support. Within the direct marshalling posts, informational support was the most frequently requested (n = 23), followed by network support (n = 7), emotional support (n = 5) and esteem support (n = 1) with analysis of subsequent posts confirming that the types of support requested were present within responses. Regardless of whether a direct or indirect strategy was used, most posts received a response, typically on the same day. Other response facets were comparable, apart from thread duration with conversations elicited through a direct strategy being longer (M = 39.71 vs 14.62 days).
Item Type: | Article |
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ISSN: | 1359-1053 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Alzheimer; content analysis; online communities'; peer support; social support |
Group: | Faculty of Science & Technology |
ID Code: | 40387 |
Deposited By: | Symplectic RT2 |
Deposited On: | 07 Oct 2024 15:20 |
Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2024 15:20 |
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