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发表刊物：Discourse, Context & Media

项目来源：The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund [No. 2021–513]

关键字：Thematic analysis; Narrative analysis; Online depression community; Small stories; Self-talk; Perspectivization

摘要：Unmanaged online depression communities (ODCs), which are self-formed without managers or professional support groups, are characterized by negative emotional sharing that is often context-absent and highly self-attentional. The atypical features of emotional narratives pose challenges for examining the communities’ communication patterns and themes of sensemaking. This study explores some methodological perspectives for conducting a thematic analysis of the mundane, fragmented, and uncontextualized emotions related to depression in the largest unmanaged ODC in Weibo, named ‘Zoufan’. By adopting the small stories research paradigm from narrative analysis and incorporating the concept of perspectivization, this study offers an in-depth thematic and narrative analysis of depressive self-talk online. It first identifies three salient theme clusters – 'punishment', 'deprivation', and 'failure' – to reveal how the 'Zoufan' members conceptualize their lived experience with depressive episodes, and then maps the theme clusters with the commenters' passive, powerless, and paradoxical perspectivization of the self in their narratives. Methodologically, the study underscores the effectiveness of small stories research in the thematic exploration of atypical depressive self-talk on social media. Practically, it provides insights for mental health professionals, educators, parents, and other stakeholders to better understand depressive self-talk in the context of Weibo.

备注：SSCI一区、中科院二区，第一作者

论文类型：期刊论文

文献类型：J

期号：62

页面范围：100820

字数：9922

是否译文：否

发表时间：2024-09-11

收录刊物：SSCI

DOI码：10.1016/j.dcm.2024.100820

影响因子：2.3

第一作者：Yating Chen

合写作者：Pei Soo Ang

通讯作者：Charity Lee

发布期刊链接：https://www-sciencedirect-com-s.atrust.hqu.edu.cn:9443/journal/discourse-context-and-media/about/aims-and-scope