A Comparison of the Psycholinguistic Styles of Schizophrenia-Related Stigma and Depression-Related Stigma on Social Media: Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stigma related to schizophrenia is considered to be the primary focus of antistigma campaigns. Accurate and efficient detection of stigma toward schizophrenia in mass media is essential for the development of targeted antistigma interventions at the population level.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to examine the psycholinguistic characteristics of schizophrenia-related stigma on social media (ie, Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website), and then to explore whether schizophrenia-related stigma can be distinguished from stigma toward other mental illnesses (ie, depression-related stigma) in terms of psycholinguistic style.

Methods

A total of 19,224 schizophrenia- and 15,879 depression-related Weibo posts were collected and analyzed. First, a hum

SUBMITTER: Li A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7201321 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature