Facebook and Diagnosis of Depression: A Mixed Methods Study

• 作者: Jason L. Skues Lisa Z. Wise Robert F. Banagan
• 来源期刊: 社交网络(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Assessment DEPRESSION FACEBOOK MEDIATED COMMUNICATION MIXED-METHODS
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（4）
• 页码范围: 187-195
• 页数: 9页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

A mixed-methods research design was employed to investigate the association between depression and Facebook use. An online questionnaire was completed by 135 participants from a medium-sized Australian university. Follow-up semi-structured interviews were conducted with 4 of 10 participants who volunteered to be interviewed. Although 25% of students were identified as at-risk for depression, quantitative analyses revealed no significant differences in Facebook use for at-risk versus not at-risk participants. None of the 5 at-risk students who volunteered to be interviewed actually responded to repeated attempts to make an interview time, whereas 4/5 not-at-risk students were interviewed. Notably, discrepancies in Facebook use reported in self- report questionnaire and interview data were revealed, which have implications for researchers when interpreting self-report Facebook usage data.