The Impact of Social Media Usage on Depression Cognition and Help-seeking Behavior: A Study Based on Grounded Theory

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10.2991/assehr.k.220107.063How to use a DOI?

Keywords

social media; health communication; depression; help-seeking behavior

Abstract

Depression is a serious psychological disorder, but at present, the public and patients have insufficient understanding of it. In order to make better use of social media to spread depression information, promote public depression cognition and stimulate help seeking behavior, it is necessary to study the impact path of social media use on public depression cognition and help-seeking behavior. By selecting the sample data from in-depth interviews, using the grounded theory research method and three-level coding, this paper summarized the relevant concept categories, and constructed the impact model of social media use on public depression cognition and help-seeking behavior. The study found that social media contact and social media trust shape public perceived knowledge, risk perception and stereotype. Perceived knowledge, risk perception and stereotype directly affect public willingness and help-seeking behavior.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yijing Guo
AU  - Yunjuan Cai
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/20
TI  - The Impact of Social Media Usage on Depression Cognition and Help-seeking Behavior: A Study Based on Grounded Theory
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar on Education Research and Social Science (ISERSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 322
EP  - 326
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220107.063
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220107.063
ID  - Guo2022
ER  -