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Use of Social Networking Sites by People with Health Issues

Use of Social Networking Sites by People with Health Issues

Tatsuya Imai
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522518563|ISBN10: 1522518568|EISBN13: 9781522518570
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1856-3.ch004
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Imai, Tatsuya. "Use of Social Networking Sites by People with Health Issues." Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships among Emerging Adults in the Digital Age, edited by Michelle F. Wright, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 40-60. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1856-3.ch004

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Imai, T. (2017). Use of Social Networking Sites by People with Health Issues. In M. Wright (Ed.), Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships among Emerging Adults in the Digital Age (pp. 40-60). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1856-3.ch004

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Imai, Tatsuya. "Use of Social Networking Sites by People with Health Issues." In Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships among Emerging Adults in the Digital Age, edited by Michelle F. Wright, 40-60. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1856-3.ch004

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Abstract

Previous studies have found that the use of social networking sites (SNSs) is associated with the user's positive outcomes such as perceived social support and psychological well-being (Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2007; Nabi, Prestin, & So, 2012). To seek those positive influences, those with health issues such as physical illness or mental illness actively use SNSs (e.g., Shpigelman & Gill, 2014a; Gowen, Deschaine, Gruttadara, & Markey, 2012). The first aim of this chapter is to describe previous studies on the use of SNSs by those with health issues such as mental illnesses, HIV/AIDS, cancer, intellectual disabilities, and diabetes. The second aim is to propose a new direction of research on the use of SNSs by those with health issues: the impact of stigma on communication on SNSs.

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