Offline Social Relationships and Online Cancer Communication: Effects of Social and Family Support on Online Social Network Building.
Offline Social Relationships and Online Cancer Communication: Effects of Social and Family Support on Online Social Network Building.
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线下社会关系和在线癌症沟通：社会和家庭支持对在线社交网络建设的影响。
DOI：
10.1080/10410236.2016.1230808
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Gustafson,DavidH
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作者：
Namkoong,Kang;Shah,DhavanV;Gustafson,DavidH
This study investigates how social support and family relationship perceptions influence breast cancer patients’ online communication networks in a computer-mediated social support (CMSS) group. To examine social interactions in the CMSS group, we identified two types of online social networks: open and targeted communication networks. The open communication network reflects group communication behaviors (i.e., one-to-many or “broadcast” communication) in which the intended audience is not specified; in contrast, the targeted communication network reflects interpersonal discourses (i.e., one-to-one or directed communication) in which the audience for the message is specified. The communication networks were constructed by tracking CMSS group usage data of 237 breast cancer patients who participated in one of two National Cancer Institute-funded randomized clinical trials. Eligible subjects were within 2 months of a diagnosis of primary breast cancer or recurrence at the time of recruitment. Findings reveal that breast cancer patients who perceived less availability of offline social support had a larger social network size in the open communication network. In contrast, those who perceived less family cohesion had a larger targeted communication network in the CMSS group, meaning they were inclined to use the CMSS group for developing interpersonal relationships.
