Posted by Dr. Bob on January 12, 2007, at 2:09:25
In reply to Re: more research here, posted by LlurpsieBlossom on January 7, 2007, at 7:30:03
> I'd like to give people some more time to make suggestions, then to start trying to narrow down the options...
OK, let's see if we can decide on a direction. Here are the proposals we have so far. Which would you all be willing to work on?
1. Group dynamics
> a. all the different people and the way they get on
> b. the interaction of personalities, the way likes and dislikes arise, the way people express difficult feelings, the formation of factions2. Surveys
> a. how people define their disorders or illnesses-psychological, biological, combination, neither etc.
> b. left brain/right brain narratives
> c. level of optimism etc. level of participation, measures of depression or anxiety
> d. number of symptoms/level of functioning
> e. the quality of medical advice
> f. what factors cause people to post here rather than discuss med problems with their pdocs or other physicians
> g. why people post on psychobabble
> h. how babblers see their role on the site, who they feel are their closest companions3. Correlations
> a. how standardized measures of mental health relate to posting behavior, and self-reported accounts of current treatment
4. Differences between boards
> a. any survey results
> b. post-length, posters per week, thread-length5. Differences over time
> a. if measures become more similar as time went on, if the group becomes more homogenous or more diverse or neither
> b. if people who begin further from the norm tend to leave early or grow more like the group or neither
> c. if the group as a whole is changing6. Outcomes
> a. learn what healthy people do to maintain their health, try out the new ideas and report back to how they helped
> b. or even just report on how reading/posting helps7. Administration
> a. the blocking system
> b. other aspectsThanks,
Bob
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