TY - JOUR
T1 - Online Social Support for Intimate Partner Violence Victims in China
T2 - Quantitative and Automatic Content Analysis
AU - Chu, Tsz Hang
AU - Su, Youzhen
AU - Kong, Hanxiao
AU - Shi, Jingyuan
AU - Wang, Xiaohui
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - To examine the nature and content of messages presented in a popular Chinese online community about intimate partner violence (IPV), this study utilized a two-step analytic approach that combined quantitative content analysis and automatic content analysis. We collected 90,040 messages from the online community’s IPV group. Study 1 analyzed 8,343 randomly selected messages. The findings suggest that social support is commonly presented, while only a few messages expressed blame toward the victims. Study 2 analyzed the whole sample via machine learning technique and further showed that this online community was a space for the victims to obtain informational resources and emotional encouragement.
AB - To examine the nature and content of messages presented in a popular Chinese online community about intimate partner violence (IPV), this study utilized a two-step analytic approach that combined quantitative content analysis and automatic content analysis. We collected 90,040 messages from the online community’s IPV group. Study 1 analyzed 8,343 randomly selected messages. The findings suggest that social support is commonly presented, while only a few messages expressed blame toward the victims. Study 2 analyzed the whole sample via machine learning technique and further showed that this online community was a space for the victims to obtain informational resources and emotional encouragement.
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - online social support
KW - content analysis
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U2 - 10.1177/1077801220911452
DO - 10.1177/1077801220911452
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 27
SP - 339
EP - 358
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 3-4
ER -
