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The (mis) use of psychiatric terms on Twitter : A scoping review of research on the (mis) use of terms related to schizophrenia on Twitter
Witoszek, Lukas Arkadius (2024) The (mis) use of psychiatric terms on Twitter : A scoping review of research on the (mis) use of terms related to schizophrenia on Twitter.
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| Abstract: | This scoping review aimed to give an overview of the current state of research regarding the (mis-) use of terms related to schizophrenia on Twitter and answer three research questions addressing the number, the design and the key findings of the included studies. The search, screening and inclusion of literature was carried out using PubMed and Scopus from the 27th October to the 3rd of November 2023. This scoping review followed the five stages developed by Arksey and O’Malley and the PRISMA reporting guidelines. The results were depicted in tables followed by a narrative summary of the findings. A total of twelve studies were included that were relevant to the topic. All of the studies employed a (manual) content analysis approach and some additionally analysed quantitative data or used a text-mining/natural-language-processing approach. A majority of the studies found that terms related to schizophrenia in tweets were misused, also compared to other mental and physical health conditions. Only a fraction of tweets opposed misuse and provided scientifically accurate information. This scoping review suggests that misuse regarding schizophrenia on Twitter is high. Nevertheless, these results have to be interpreted with caution as the research topic appears to be quite recent. Further research is needed and could expand into additional studies on the (mis-) use of psychiatric terms on Twitter as well as possible positive effects of social media on the perception of mental health conditions. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98011 |
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