Cancer Survivor Identity Shared in a Social Media Intervention

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 80-91

  Song, Hayeon ^a   Nam, Yujung ^b   Gould, Jessica ^c   Sanders, W Scott ^b   McLaughlin, Margaret ^b   Fulk, Janet ^b   Meeske, Kathleen A ^b   Ruccione, Kathleen S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Barcelona Media Innovation Center   (Spain)

Author keywords

cancer survivor; identity; social media; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGISTER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LOS ANGELES; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SURVIVORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859355732     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454212438964     Document Type: Article

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