Absolute monopoly, areas of control or democracy? Examining gender differences in health participation on social media

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Highlights:

• No gender differences exist in sharing of health experience and discussion of work by health professionals /organizations.

• Women are more likely than men to post or comment on health-related content on social media.

• Compared to young social media users, older users have a lower likelihood of health participation on social media.

摘要

•No gender differences exist in sharing of health experience and discussion of work by health professionals /organizations.•Women are more likely than men to post or comment on health-related content on social media.•Compared to young social media users, older users have a lower likelihood of health participation on social media.

论文关键词:Health participation,Social media,Gender,Lifestyle/exposure theory

论文评审过程:Received 17 April 2019, Accepted 20 August 2019, Available online 21 August 2019, Version of Record 30 August 2019.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.016