Social media as a space for support: Young adults’ perspectives on producing and consuming user-generated content about diabetes and mental health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue , 2016, Pages 46-54

  Fergie, Gillian ^a   Hunt, Kate ^a   Hilton, Shona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; E health; Health experiences; Mental health; Social media; Social support; UK

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIABETES; HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84991574409     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.10.006     Document Type: Article

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