"Why are they commenting on his page?": Using Facebook profile pages to continue connections with the deceased

被引：21
作者：
Bouc, Amanda [1 ,2 ]
Han, Soo-Hye [1 ]
Pennington, Natalie [1 ]
机构：
[1] Kansas State Univ, Dept Commun Studies, 129 Nichols Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
[2] Southeast Community Coll, Speech, 600 State St, Milford, NE 68405 USA
来源：
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 2016年 / 62卷
关键词：
Facebook; Social networking sites; Continuing bonds; Grief communication; Relational maintenance; Virtual memorials; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; WEB; COMMUNICATION; DISASTER; GRIEF;
D O I：
10.1016/j.chb.2016.04.027
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
This study examines what the living discuss on the Facebook profile pages of deceased loved ones and how these messages change over time. A content analysis of 2533 messages posted on ten deceased individuals' Facebook profile pages reveals that messages to the deceased reflect three themes: Processing the Death, Remembering the Deceased, and Continuing the Connection. An analysis of messages over time indicates that posts pertaining to processing the death and remembering the deceased peak immediately after loss and then decrease in frequency, while messages signaling continued connections increase with time. In discussing the results, this study seeks to expand upon Continuing Bonds theory and existing literature on grief communication online. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：635 / 643
页数：9
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