Affective measures: self-measurement and gridding in female cancer patients’ storytelling practices on Instagram

Stage, Carsten

doi:10.1080/1600910x.2019.1580594

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“…21 As argued by online self-disclosure researchers, sharing personal information can be a form of self-therapy. 13,[18][19][20] The posts analysed seem to confirm this, as the women admit that sharing their emotions and experiences makes them feel better (Category 1), although this requires further research (see Conclusion).…”

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“…1 Researchers emphasize the positive effects of online self-disclosure (similar to those of traditional self-disclosure). 5,13,[17][18][19][20] On the Web, telling others about your problems and negative feelings can be therapeutic and beneficial in terms of mental health and social relationships and helps to process traumatic experiences. 13 Conversely, communicating good news and good information stimulates positive feelings.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…with depression) creates a sense of community, in turn improving the members’ well-being. Apart from Andalibi et al, 24 only a few studies are dedicated solely to Instagram 20,25,26 (these are discussed later on). Until now, researchers have dealt mainly with other social media, websites, blogs, instant messaging tools, chats, or forums.…”

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Online Self-Disclosure and Social Sharing of Emotions of Women with Breast Cancer Using Instagram–Qualitative Conventional Content Analysis

Pluta

2021

Chronic Illness

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Objectives Women with breast cancer share their experiences and emotions about the illness on Instagram – a tool understudied when it comes to chronic illness. The paper characterizes the women's activities, and both online self-disclosure and social sharing of emotions concepts are used to help explain the women's practices. Methods Using qualitative conventional content analysis, four profiles of women are manually analysed, with posts as the unit of analysis ( n = 811). Based on eleven subcategories, three broad analytical categories are introduced: self-disclosure of negative information (C1), self-disclosure of positive information (C2) and disclosure of information about other people (C3). Results The women post narratives about suffering resulting from cancer, and the fears they experience. Also, the posts relate to positive emotions, joyful life events, self-acceptance, or self-affirmation. While writing, the women share information about people supporting them on their way to recovery. Discussion The activity of women cannot be explained only by their online self-disclosure, where anonymity and lack of offline support are often emphasized. Women on Instagram are not anonymous and report on support by relatives and other people. Rimé's concept of social sharing of emotions is used to explain this phenomenon.

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Online Self-Disclosure and Social Sharing of Emotions of Women with Breast Cancer Using Instagram–Qualitative Conventional Content Analysis

Pluta

2021

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“…This is also true of the networking site Facebook, which allows access to sources of specialized support through pages aligned with particular health conditions (Gage-Bouchard, LaValley, Mollica, & Beaupin, 2017). More recently, mixed media sites such as Snapchat and Instagram allow users to express illness experience in wider creative ways through images, sound, and video (Stage, 2019). Conceptually, researchers have shown how sociological attention to the material produced within online spaces such as these can shed light on the explanatory devices used by individuals to make sense of illness experience (Coll-Planas & Visa, 2016; Pender, 2012).…”

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Researching Experiences of Cancer Risk Through Online Blogs: A Reflexive Account of Working Toward Ethical Practice

Ross

2019

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

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By providing space to document personal narratives and hold virtual discussions, the Internet represents a fruitful resource for sociologists of health and illness. However, the use of social media content for research entails complex ethical considerations. Due to the fluidity of online material, existing ethical guidelines advise a deliberative approach. However, this has led to disparity in the use of social media resources within the social sciences. I share an account of “doing ethics” for qualitative research with blogs focused on hereditary cancer risk. Blogging emerged not only as cathartic for authors, but also a means of accessing support. Blogs may thus be construed as constitutive and not only representative of cancer (risk) experience. Ethical questions surround anonymity and the appropriation of authors’ accounts beyond the context in which they are composed. By sharing reflections on working with hereditary cancer risk blogs, I contribute to the continued reflexivity of social media researchers.

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“…Self-presentation strategies are a common theme(Yau;Reich, 2019), including the relationship between posts and body image (Baker; Ferszt; Breines, 2019) and special groups, such as female body builders (Marshall; Chamberlain; Hodgetts, 2019) and American skateboarders (Dupont, in press). The role of Instagram in aspects of everyday lives has been addressed through user attitudes towards current and potential future romantic partners (Lee; Choi; Lee; Sung, 2019), coping with cancer(Stage, 2019) and promoting healthy behaviours (Santarossa; Coyne; Lisinski; Woodruff, 2019). User reactions to viewing Instagram posts have also been analysed from the perspective of the emotions generated (De-Vries; Möller; Wieringa; Eigenraam; Hamelink, 2018).…”

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Why are some websites researched more than others? A review of researh into the global top twenty

Thelwall¹

2020

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Affective measures: self-measurement and gridding in female cancer patients’ storytelling practices on Instagram

Cited by 10 publications

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Online Self-Disclosure and Social Sharing of Emotions of Women with Breast Cancer Using Instagram–Qualitative Conventional Content Analysis

Online Self-Disclosure and Social Sharing of Emotions of Women with Breast Cancer Using Instagram–Qualitative Conventional Content Analysis

Researching Experiences of Cancer Risk Through Online Blogs: A Reflexive Account of Working Toward Ethical Practice

Why are some websites researched more than others? A review of researh into the global top twenty

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