Algorithms, Oppression, and Mental Illness on Social Media

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Feuston
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Illness

scholarly journals PREDICTING DEPRESSION LEVEL USING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 234-237
Author(s):  
Hrishabh Patidar ◽  
Jayesh Umre
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Work Study ◽  
Depression Level ◽  
Day By Day

Depression is a major concern snowballing day by day. There can be various causes of depression but mental illness is the main problem. A lot of people suffer from depression and a very few of them go through treatment. One out of six people between ages 10 to 19 years are suffering from depression. At its worst, depression can lead to suicide. Depression reduces user’s ability to do work study or socialize. One solution to this problem is study of individual’s behaviour through social media. We could know a person’s opinion, thinking, mood etc. through his social media. These attributes of user can be collected from different social networking sites like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter etc. Social networking sites can be used as an analysis tool to predict depression level. Our projects aim is to gather information of user from their social media posts and predict his depression level.

The Role of Online Infidelity Behaviors in the Link between Mental Illness and Social Media Intrusion

2019 ◽  
pp. 089443931985707
Author(s):  
Irum Saeed Abbasi ◽  
Jayson L. Dibble
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Therapeutic Implications ◽  
Emotional Illness ◽  
Online Infidelity ◽  
Making Friends

Online social interactions can potentially benefit users. Excessive use and certain behaviors, however, may cause interpersonal problems and promote toxic behaviors such as stalking. The present study explored the link between mental health status and social media intrusion (addiction) in a sample of 243 married/cohabiting romantic partners (female 177, male 66). The sample was divided into two groups based on the diagnosis or nondiagnosis of mental/emotional illness. We also tested a mediation model to examine whether social networking sites (SNS) related infidelity behaviors mediate the link between mental health and social media intrusion. The results revealed that there is a positive relationship between mental illness and SNS intrusion, and SNS related infidelity behaviors partially mediated this relationship. These findings suggest that partners should be cautious when making friends online and should take proactive steps to avoid the possibility of engaging in infidelity behaviors. Therapeutic implications and limitations of the study are discussed.

scholarly journals Predicting future mental illness from social media: A big-data approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 1586-1600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Thorstad ◽  
Phillip Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Big Data

Social Media for Mental Health Initiatives

2018 ◽  
pp. 210-224
Author(s):  
Gemma Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
New Challenges

Social media has added a new dynamic for those living with mental illness. There are several benefits to using social media to obtain information and support for mental health issues, but there are also new challenges and drawbacks. This chapter explores social media for mental health initiatives, with a focus on two case studies: Facebook's suicide prevention tools and the Bell Let's Talk campaign. These case studies highlight the unique ways that social media can be harnessed to raise awareness and provide support and resources to vulnerable populations, while also providing insights into the challenges of utilizing these platforms.

Broadcasting the Stigmatized Self: Positioning Functions of YouTube Vlogs on Bipolar Disorder1

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darcy Holtgrave
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Narrative Theory ◽  
Video Sharing ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Internet Video ◽  
Personal Experience Narratives ◽  
Selection Of

YouTube, the free Internet video-sharing platform, is home to an active community of people who performatively share personal experience narratives about mental illness. Many individuals in this group heed YouTube’s early call to “Broadcast Yourself” in order to publicly “put a face” to mental illness, particularly in the form of vlogs that document and share their experience. In chapter 8, “Broadcasting the Stigmatized Self: Positioning Functions of YouTube Vlogs on Bipolar Disorder,” Darcy Holtgrave engages this phenomenon through a selection of vloggers who discuss bipolar disorder and the folk groups surrounding them. The parameters of YouTube inherently define and influence users’ exchanges, which are mediated by digital devices and take the form of videos, video responses, text responses, the prefabricated categories of likes and views, and/or interaction with other forms of social media. Using narrative theory, Holtgrave analyzes the strategies that speakers use to negotiate their place in relation to their audience as well as their mental illness.

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