Computer-mediated communication and mental health: A computational scoping review of an interdisciplinary field
Meier A, Domahidi E, Günther E (2020)
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2020
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edited Volumes: The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technology and Society
Pages Range: 78-110
ISBN: 9780190932596
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190932596.013.4
Abstract
The relationship between computer-mediated communication (e.g., Internet or social media use) and mental health has been a long-standing issue of debate. Various disciplines (e.g., communication, psychology, sociology, medicine) investigate computer-mediated communication in relation to a great variety of negative (i.e., psychopathology) and positive (i.e., well-being) markers of mental health. We aim at charting this vast, highly fragmented, and fast growing literature by means of a scoping review. Using methods of computational content analysis in conjunction with qualitative analyses, we map 20 years of research based on 1,780 study abstracts retrieved through a systematic database search. Results reveal the most common topics investigated in the field, as well as its disciplinary boundaries. Our review further highlights emerging trends in the literature and points to unique implications for how future research should address the various relationships between computer-mediated communication and mental health.
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Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster
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Technische Universität Ilmenau
Germany (DE)
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU)
Germany (DE)
Germany (DE)
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Germany (DE)
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU)
Germany (DE)
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APA:
Meier, A., Domahidi, E., & Günther, E. (2020). Computer-mediated communication and mental health: A computational scoping review of an interdisciplinary field. In S. J. Yates & R. E. Rice (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technology and Society. (pp. 78-110). Oxford University Press.
MLA:
Meier, Adrian, Emese Domahidi, and Elisabeth Günther. "Computer-mediated communication and mental health: A computational scoping review of an interdisciplinary field." The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technology and Society. Ed. S. J. Yates & R. E. Rice, Oxford University Press, 2020. 78-110.
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