E-Message Boards for Those Who Self-Injure: Implications for E-Health
Virtual communities for those who self-injure (SI) are increasingly popular and involve Internet communication technologies including e-message boards. The social and emotional support of an accepting virtual community may facilitate individual recovery from SI. Via self-report data, this study desc...
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| author | Johnson, Genevieve Zastawny, S. Kulpa, A. |
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| description | Virtual communities for those who self-injure (SI) are increasingly popular and involve Internet communication technologies including e-message boards. The social and emotional support of an accepting virtual community may facilitate individual recovery from SI. Via self-report data, this study describes individuals who participate in virtual communities for those who SI and implications for e-health communities. Sixty-seven individuals who participate in virtual communities responded to ten open-ended questionnaire items posted on two e-message boards for those who SI. Participants reported a variety of strategies of self-harm. The majority indicated that they SI in response to emotional distress. Almost half reported visiting the boards at least once a day. More than half indicated that their SI decreased in frequency since joining virtual communities. Virtual communities for those who SI provide information on recovery, emotional support, and a sense of community to individuals isolated by their behavior. Improved community e-health services may include peer-to-peer online support. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-33132017-09-13T16:06:40Z E-Message Boards for Those Who Self-Injure: Implications for E-Health Johnson, Genevieve Zastawny, S. Kulpa, A. Online communities E-message boards Virtual communities Nonsuicidal self-injury Self-injury Self-harm Virtual communities for those who self-injure (SI) are increasingly popular and involve Internet communication technologies including e-message boards. The social and emotional support of an accepting virtual community may facilitate individual recovery from SI. Via self-report data, this study describes individuals who participate in virtual communities for those who SI and implications for e-health communities. Sixty-seven individuals who participate in virtual communities responded to ten open-ended questionnaire items posted on two e-message boards for those who SI. Participants reported a variety of strategies of self-harm. The majority indicated that they SI in response to emotional distress. Almost half reported visiting the boards at least once a day. More than half indicated that their SI decreased in frequency since joining virtual communities. Virtual communities for those who SI provide information on recovery, emotional support, and a sense of community to individuals isolated by their behavior. Improved community e-health services may include peer-to-peer online support. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3313 10.1007/s11469-009-9237-x Springer fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Online communities E-message boards Virtual communities Nonsuicidal self-injury Self-injury Self-harm Johnson, Genevieve Zastawny, S. Kulpa, A. E-Message Boards for Those Who Self-Injure: Implications for E-Health |
| title | E-Message Boards for Those Who Self-Injure: Implications for E-Health |
| title_full | E-Message Boards for Those Who Self-Injure: Implications for E-Health |
| title_fullStr | E-Message Boards for Those Who Self-Injure: Implications for E-Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | E-Message Boards for Those Who Self-Injure: Implications for E-Health |
| title_short | E-Message Boards for Those Who Self-Injure: Implications for E-Health |
| title_sort | e-message boards for those who self-injure: implications for e-health |
| topic | Online communities E-message boards Virtual communities Nonsuicidal self-injury Self-injury Self-harm |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3313 |