Department of Communication, Baylor University.
Postdoc Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin.
Health Commun. 2022 Sep;37(10):1305-1315. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2021.1886411. Epub 2021 Feb 18.
This paper uses SIDE theory and an information seeking lens to examine the types of information and support messages ( = 126,977 posts) veterans seek on the social networking site Reddit regarding medical marijuana use. A combination of automated text analysis strategies paired with thematic analysis produced eight themes: , and . Findings reveal that a large portion of veterans discuss how medical marijuana can be used to self-medicate for a number of issues, including PTSD, anxiety, and sleep deprivation. Results also highlighted missing topics within veterans' conversations about medical marijuana use. For instance, veterans rarely discuss the strategies they use to talk to their doctor about their medical marijuana use. Practical implications and directions for future research are offered.
本文运用 SIDE 理论和信息寻求视角，考察了退伍军人在社交网站 Reddit 上查询医用大麻使用信息时所寻求的信息类型和支持信息（=126977 条帖子）。通过自动化文本分析策略与主题分析的结合，产生了八个主题： 、 、 、 、 、 、 。研究结果表明，很大一部分退伍军人讨论了医用大麻如何用于治疗多种问题，包括创伤后应激障碍、焦虑和睡眠剥夺等，以此进行自我治疗。结果还突出了退伍军人在医用大麻使用方面的讨论中缺失的话题。例如，退伍军人很少讨论他们与医生谈论医用大麻使用的策略。文章最后提出了实际意义和未来研究方向。
