The reintegration journey following a psychiatric hospitalization: examining the role of social technologies

SK Ernala, J Seybolt, DW Yoo, ML Birnbaum… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
For people diagnosed with mental health conditions, psychiatric hospitalization is a major
life transition, involving clinical treatment, crisis stabilization and loss of access of social …

From self-tracking to sleep-hacking: online collaboration on changing sleep

K Karlgren, B Brown, D McMillan - Proceedings of the ACM on Human …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
With growing interest in how technology can make sense of our body and bodily
experiences, this work looks at how these experiences are communicated through and with …

[HTML][HTML] Women's use of online health and social media resources to make sense of their polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis: a qualitative study

J Gomula, M Warner, A Blandford - BMC Women's Health, 2024 - Springer
Background With the growing availability of online health resources and the widespread use
of social media to better understand health conditions, people are increasingly making …

Separate Online Networks During Life Transitions: Support, Identity, and Challenges in Social Media and Online Communities

BZ Zhang, T Liu, S Corvite, N Andalibi… - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Some life transitions can be difficult to discuss on social media, especially with networks of
known ties, due to challenges such as stigmatization. Separate online networks can provide …

Anyone else have this experience: Sharing the emotional labor of tracking data about me

M Knittel, F Kollig, A Mason, R Wash - … of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Self-tracking technologies, ranging from digital thermometers to wearable fitness trackers,
allow users to use personal data accumulated from their everyday activities. But, to use …

Trauma Isn't One Size Fits All: How Online Support Communities Point to Different Diagnostic Criteria for C-PTSD and PTSD

W Wang, KG Blackburn, RM Thompson… - Health …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Reddit has provided rich data on mental health discourse. The present study uses 40,335
online posts from Reddit communities to investigate how language can contribute to the …

Fighting for Their Voice: Understanding Indian Muslim Women's Responses to Networked Harassment

A Bhimdiwala, KAK Adavi, A Arif - Proceedings of the ACM on Human …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Social computing researchers have described how online harassment is taking on more
sophisticated forms where communities rather than lone individuals carry out attacks. At the …

Social Media's Role During Identity Changes Related to Major Life Events

S Corvite, BZ Zhang, OL Haimson - Proceedings of the ACM on Human …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Major life events can cause great upheaval in one's life. Many people perceive their
identities to change due to major life events. During identity shifts, impression management …

“Information-Backward but Sex-Forward”: Navigating Masculinity towards Intimate Wellbeing and Heterosexual Relationships

A Tuli, A Ismail, KS Bhat, P Singh… - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
There has been a growing interest in reproductive health and intimate wellbeing in Human-
Computer Interaction, increasingly from an ecological perspective. Much of this work is …

" It's come around way too quickly!" Can technology help parents provide support during menarche?

I Rai, D Patel, A Singh - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Menarche is an important milestone and time of transition, where children and adolescents
need information and support. Parents provide significant support, but barriers such as …