Sharing mental health peer information and peer support in hikikomori’s online discussion groups
Keywords:
Internet, Peer information, Hikikomori, Information sharing, mental healthAbstract
This article has analyzed the information sharing related to the mental health of Finnish socially withdrawn (hikikomori) persons. The sample contains 60 discussion strings and 1741 messages, which were analyzes by qualitative and quantitative content analysis.As a result, the peer information is highly appreciated and in many cases it is preferred instead of information given by authors or specialists.
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