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@article{ Wright2016,
title = {Communication in health-related online social support groups/communities: a review of research on predictors of participation, applications of social support theory, and health outcomes},
author = {Wright, Kevin B.},
journal = {Review of Communication Research},
pages = {65-87},
volume = {4},
year = {2016},
issn = {2255-4165},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.12840/issn.2255-4165.2016.04.01.010},
urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-460669},
abstract = {This article reviews literature on online support groups/communities for individuals facing health concerns. Specifically, the article focuses on predictors of online support group/community participation, major theoretical frameworks that have been applied to the study of online support groups/communities, and coping strategies and health outcomes for individuals facing health concerns. Finally, the article discusses the strengths and limitations of existing empirical studies in this area; presents a critique of the relative merits and limitations of a number of theoretical frameworks that have been applied to the study of online support groups/communities for people facing health concerns; and it provides an agenda for future communication research on health-related online support groups/communities.},
keywords = {Online-Medien; online media; computervermittelte Kommunikation; computer-mediated communication; Selbsthilfe; self-help; soziale Unterstützung; social support; soziales Netzwerk; social network; virtuelle Gemeinschaft; virtual community; Gesundheit; health; Kommunikation; communication; Coping-Verhalten; coping behavior; Gesundheitsverhalten; health behavior}}