Health stigma on Twitter: investigating the prevalence and type of stigma communication in tweets about different conditions and disorders

Health stigma on Twitter: investigating the prevalence and type of stigma communication in tweets about different conditions and disorders

BackgroundHealth-related stigma can act as a barrier to seeking treatment and can negatively impact wellbeing. Comparing stigma communication across different conditions may generate insights previously lacking from condition-specific approaches and help to broaden our understanding of health stigma...

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Main Authors: Richard Brown, Elizabeth Sillence, Lynne Coventry, Dawn Branley-Bell, Claire Murphy-Morgan, Abigail C. Durrant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
Subjects:
stigma
health communication
human computer interaction
long-term health conditions
social media
Twitter
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1264373/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1264373/full

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