Abstract

Young adults use social media (SM) to share life events, including loss of loved ones. In a national sample of U.S. young adults (n = 1,119), “grievers” were identified as those who had experienced the loss of a loved one who had a SM account (n = 415, 37%). Logistic regression analyses found that grievers and non-grievers did not differ by sociodemographic status. Content analysis of open-ended items revealed four ways in which SM had a positive influence and five ways in which it had a negative influence on grievers. This study could inform the development of strategies to optimize SM use among grievers.

中文翻译：

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“他们的页面仍然存在”：社交媒体和应对损失

摘要

年轻人使用社交媒体 (SM) 分享生活事件，包括失去亲人。在美国年轻人的全国样本 ( n  = 1,119) 中，“悲伤者”被确定为那些失去拥有 SM 账户的亲人的人 ( n  = 415, 37%)。Logistic 回归分析发现，哀伤者和非哀伤者在社会人口学地位上没有差异。开放式项目的内容分析揭示了 SM 对悲伤者产生积极影响的四种方式和五种方式对悲伤者产生负面影响的方式。这项研究可以为制定优化悲伤者使用 SM 的策略提供信息。