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Abstract
This study investigates the emotional content of 174 posts from 162 posters to online forums made by young (age 14-21) first time mothers to understand what emotions are expressed in these posts and how these emotions interact with the types of posts and the indicators of Information Poverty within the posts. Using textual analyses we provide a classification of emotions within posts across three main themes of interaction emotions, response emotions and pre-occupation emotions and show that many requests for information by young first time mothers are motivated by negative emotions. This has implications for how moderators of online news groups respond to online request for help and for understanding how to support vulnerable young parents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1073-1083 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Early online date | 25 May 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Sep 2018 |
Keywords
- information needs
- information behaviour
- internet forums
- mothers
- young adults
- emotions
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- 1 Finished
Understanding the Information Needs of Young First Time Mothers from Areas of Multiple Deprivation
Buchanan, S. & Ruthven, I.
ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)
1/06/15 → 30/11/17
Project: Research
Datasets
The information needs of young first time mothers from areas of multiple deprivations
Buchanan, S. (Creator), Nicol, E. (Creator), UK Data Service , 12 Mar 2019
Dataset