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所属单位：马来亚大学

发表刊物：International Journal of China Studies

刊物所在地：Malaysia

项目来源：国家社科基金青年项目“网络抑郁社区中失业青年的情感叙事与身份话语研究”（25CYY065）

关键字：Disconnect, Depression, Identity Construction, Small Stories, Online Community, 'Zoufan' Weibo

摘要：Today's China presents a paradoxical scenario where remarkable economic prosperity coexists with escalating mental health challenges, particularly the alarming prevalence of depression among the youth. Many adolescents in China held a reluctant attitude toward the use of mental health services. Instead, they resort to expanding online depression communities (ODCs) across social media as an alternative means of communication about their depressive experience. This study observes a group of young people who frequently confide their depressive emotions and stories under a dead stranger's Weibo page called 'Zoufan' (走饭), the largest unmanaged ODC in China. Employing small stories research methods, it describes and interprets how the participants construct their individual and collective identities in the 'progress paradox' of Chinese society. A total of 2,000 comments from the top 20 core participants of 'Zoufan' were analysed by drawing on the Social Identity Theory (SIT). The findings reveal that when the core participants constructed their individual identity, their comments conveyed three recurring themes of 'lacking' —support, 'eligibility', and associations in their offline lives. When they constructed their collective identity, their comments reflected three connotations related to personal intimacy with the late Ms. Ma/Zoufan, which, however, lack genuine connections with other community members online. The discussion and conclusion highlight a painful state of disconnection that these individuals experience both offline and online, drawing attention to a sense of alienation and further revealing the underlying socio-cultural issues that permeate Chinese society.

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论文类型：期刊论文

学科门类：文学

一级学科：外国语言文学

文献类型：J

卷号：16

期号：1

页面范围：31-56

是否译文：否

发表时间：2026-06-19

第一作者：Chen Yating

发布期刊链接：https://ejournal--um--edu--my--s-atrust-hqu-edu-cn-9443-p-s.atrust.hqu.edu.cn:9443/index.php/IJCS/article/view/72269