Open AccessUses of Facebook and grief: emotional expression and seeking support in social media
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Alejandra Cortés,
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Sandra Quintero,
Sebastián Acosta,
Andrés Viteri García,
Fredy Gómez,
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Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
comunicación y sociedad
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2448-9042
pISSN - 0188-252X
DOI - 10.32870/cys.v2022.7911
Subject(s) - grief , psychology , social media , expression (computer science) , qualitative research , social psychology , emotional expression , digital media , relation (database) , emotional support , interpretative phenomenological analysis , social support , sociology , psychotherapist , political science , social science , computer science , database , law , programming language
This article discusses the use of Facebook in relation to grief by women who have lost a loved one. Qualitative research was carried out using a phenomenological-hermeneutic method, in which 29 bereaved women were interviewed. The results indicate that Facebook is a platform for emotional expression and for seeking support. This research contributes to the understanding of communicative practices in digital media, which blur the boundaries between what is private and public during moments of crisis.