Improving Research Methods for the Study of Geography and Mental Health: Utilization of Social Networking Data and the ESRI GeoEvent Processor

Autor/in	McLaughlin, Courtney L.
Titel	Improving Research Methods for the Study of Geography and Mental Health: Utilization of Social Networking Data and the ESRI GeoEvent Processor
Quelle	In: School Psychology International, 38 (2017) 4, S.398-407 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-0343
DOI	10.1177/0143034317714617
Schlagwörter	Geography; Mental Health; Geographic Regions; Research Methodology; Social Media; Information Processing; Depression (Psychology); Coding; Foreign Countries; Europe; United States; Pennsylvania; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geografie; Psychohygiene; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Soziale Medien; Informationsverarbeitung; Codierung; Programmierung; Ausland; Europa; USA
Abstract	The purpose of this article is to review the literature on geography and mental health, report on a case example using new methods for studying this topic, and provide recommendations for future research. Over 25 years ago, Holley (1988) conducted a review of the literature on geography and mental health and astutely stated, "… it is surprising that geographic study designs … have not received greater attention as an important and viable method of assessing population mental health" (p. 535). In 1997, Parr echoed a similar statement, indicating that little has been researched on this topic and suggested this area be termed "geography of mental health". Decades later, these statements still hold true--researchers have given little attention to the intersection of geography and mental health. Yet, there is great potential for this research to expand in a way that may be of great benefit to those studying mental health as well as the many suffering with mental health problems. In this article, a case example is provided to demonstrate the possibilities of utilizing current technologies, Twitter and the ESRI GeoEvent Processor, to expand the methods for research on this topic. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01