Health Communication

Elizabeth L. Spradley, Stephen F. Austin State University

Benefits of Illness Blogging for Social Support and Intrapersonal Well-Being - Marilyn B Mitchell, Bond U

Communicating Social Support in Computer-Mediated Contexts Among Individuals Coping With Illness: A Meta-Analytic Review of Content Analyses Examining Support Messages Shared Online - Steve Rains, U of Arizona; Kevin B. Wright, George Mason U; Emily Peterson, George Mason U

Online Peer Support and Patients’ Psychological Wellbeing: The Role of Optimistic and Pessimistic Social Comparisons - Anika Batenburg, Radboud University; Enny Henrica Das, Radboud U Nijmegen; Jolien Arendsen, VU U Amsterdam; Cherrie Joy Billedo, VU University Amsterdam

Online Social Support Exchange Among Pregnant Women With Language Barriers - Sachiko Terui, University of Oklahoma; Sun Kyong Lee, U of Oklahoma

Online-Discourses About Pregnancy: Privacy as a ‘Price’ for Informational and Social Support? - Elena Link, University of Music, Drama and Media (Department of Journalism and Communication Research); Eva Baumann, University of Bielefeld; Hannah H. Frueh, UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG