Who talks? The social psychology of illness support groups.

By Kathryn P. Davison, James W. Pennebaker, S. Dickerson. American Psychologist, 2000

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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There’s an App for that: The Uses and Gratifications of Online Social Networks for Gay Men (2012, background): “Various forms of CMC have been situated as particularly useful for sexual minorities who can find a sense of belonging and explore stigmatized identities in relative anonymity (Davison et al. 2000; McKenna and Bargh 1998) often times just through textual content (Tanis 2007).”
Social Support: A Review (2011, background): “What research literature there is, however, suggests that these internet resources are used for many of the same purposes as face-to-face groups are (Davison et al., 2000 ), and that, as such, 09 Friedman Chap 09.indd 209 3/25/2011 2:31:09 PM 210 social…”
Trauma in Real Time: Talking and Avoiding Online Conversations About the Death of Princess Diana (2002, background): “…conversation provides an opportunity to unobtrusively observe and analyze the ways people talk about crisis situations, such as severe illness (Davison et al., 2000); personal identity issues, such as publicly revealing a stigmatized identity (McKenna & Bargh, 1998); or collective traumatic…”
Understanding compassion capability (2011, background): “Furthermore, because these co-workers have had similar experiences, they have a sense of what would be helpful, thus increasing the likelihood that they will respond appropriately and meet the unique needs of the sufferer (Davison et al., 2000; Dutton et al., 2006).”
Towards Internet-Age Pharmacovigilance: Extracting Adverse Drug Reactions from User Posts in Health-Related Social Networks (2010, background): “periences with each other rather than in a clinical research study or with their physician (Davison et al., 2000).”
Social support interventions: do they work? (2002, background): “very useful form of social support (Davison et al., 2000).”
The Relationship between Internet Activities and Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of College Freshmen (2003, positive): “26 Often people who have experienced similar events can respond empathetically, 25,27 encouraging strong relationships to develop and making these communities some of the most important on the Internet.”
Information Seeking and Avoiding in Health Contexts (2002, background): “Listserves, newsgroups, and chatrooms provide information and help with interpreting and appraising it. People who benefit from these online support groups include those with stigmatized illnesses (because they might find it difficult to attend a face-to-face group) or people with relatively rare di”
Receiving social support online: implications for health education. (2001, background): “appearance as well as social skills and vocal characteristics also are eliminated ( Davison et al., 2000 ).”
The internet and social life. (2004, background): “ON-LINE SUPPORT In harmony with these conclusions, Davison et al. (2000) studied the provision and seeking of social support on-line by those with grave illnesses, and found that people used Internet support groups particularly for embarrassing, stigmatized illnesses such as AIDS and prostate…”
Applying Common Identity and Bond Theory to Design of Online Communities (2007, background): “By 2000, a patient newly diagnosed with breast cancer in Chicago, for example, could join one of 50 or so local support groups dealing with her illness, organized by hospitals or the local branch of the American Cancer Society, or one of more than 200 online groups (Davison et al. 2000).”
Defining Internet-Supported Therapeutic Interventions (2009, background): “…US have participated in an online support group for a medical condition or personal problem [99] with higher levels of online participation found in groups associated with stigmatizing conditions such as alcoholism, AIDS, depression, and with conditions less responsive to medical care alone [100].”