Neighborhood disadvantage, residents' distress, and online social communication: Harnessing Twitter data to examine neighborhood effects
Neighborhood disadvantage, residents' distress, and online social communication: Harnessing Twitter data to examine neighborhood effects
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DOI：
10.1002/jcop.21975
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发表时间：
2018-09-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Wei, Kai
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作者：
Booth, Jaime M.;Lin, Yu-Ru;Wei, Kai
本研究旨在探讨基于地点的在线社交通信在缓冲邻里劣势和心理困扰之间的关系，使用地理定位的Twitter提要的作用。从2013年7月15日开始，我们连续16个月收集了匹兹堡78个社区物理边界内发布的1，981，802条地理标记的推文。心理困扰是通过推特表达的情绪来衡量的，邻里之间的在线社交交流是通过用户的推特活动来评估的。这项研究揭示了不同的影响内和邻里之间的在线社交通信。社区内更多的在线社交交流与高贫困社区的心理悲伤、焦虑和痛苦增加有关;这种关系在低贫困社区中没有发现。这项研究表明，在弱势社区，在线社会沟通的缓冲效应可能遵循与离线社会支持相同的模式。考虑在线空间和社区之间的互动可能对规划和实施社区层面的干预措施很重要。
This study aims to examine the role of place-based online social communications in buffering the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and psychological distress using geo-located Twitter feeds. We collected 1,981,802 geo-tagged tweets posted within the physical boundaries of 78 neighborhoods located in Pittsburgh for 16 consecutive months, beginning July 15, 2013. Psychological distress was measured using sentiments expressed in tweets, and within- and between-neighborhood online social communications were assessed using users' Twitter activity. This study reveals differential effects of within- and between-neighborhood online social communications. More online social communications within a neighborhood were associated with increased psychological sadness, anxiety, and distress in high-poverty neighborhoods; a relationship that was not found in low-poverty neighborhoods. This study suggests the buffering effects of online social communications may follow the same patterns as off-line social support in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Considering the interactions between online spaces and neighborhoods may be important for planning and implementing neighborhood-level interventions.