TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - "Inbox me, please": analysing comments on anonymous Facebook posts about depression and suicide JO - Journal of psychology in Africa A1 - Tao, Lane A1 - Jacobs, Liezille SP - 491 EP - 498 VL - 29 IS - 5 N2 - This study explored Facebook posts for receptive disclosure and discussion of depression and suicidality among contributors. We utilised an existing data set of Facebook commentary from 445 comments made on 156 anonymous Facebook posts. A Chi-square analysis revealed that Facebook commenters provided positive support to those sharing their experiences of depression and suicide ideation. Only a small percentage of the responses (< 3%) were negative reactions. Our findings suggest that anonymous-to-visible social media communications may provide some form of social support, which could support e-psychology interventions.

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LA - en SN - 1433-0237 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2019.1665903 ID - ref1 ER -