Claiming someone else's pain: A grounded theory analysis of online community participants experiences of Munchausen by Internet

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Highlights：

• Munchausen by Internet may impede the therapeutic benefits of online communities.

• Munchausen by Internet erodes interpersonal trust in online communities.

• Munchausen by Internet limits participant's opportunities to confer normality.

• More studies of Munchausen by Internet are needed due to its negative effects.

摘要

•Munchausen by Internet may impede the therapeutic benefits of online communities.•Munchausen by Internet erodes interpersonal trust in online communities.•Munchausen by Internet limits participant's opportunities to confer normality.•More studies of Munchausen by Internet are needed due to its negative effects.

论文关键词：Munchausen by Internet,Online communities,Factitious disorder,Online support groups,Efficacy of online support group

论文评审过程：Received 27 January 2016, Revised 7 March 2017, Accepted 8 March 2017, Available online 5 April 2017, Version of Record 19 April 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.070