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Online Social support for intimate partner violence victims in China: Quantitative and automatic content analysis
Date Issued
2020
Journal
ISSN
1077-8012
1552-8448
Citation
Violence Against Women, 2020, Vol.27(3-4), pp. 339-358.
Type
Peer Reviewed Journal Article
Abstract
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.
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