Commemoration and Emotional Sustenance: A Text Analysis of Students’ Motivations Behind Online Mourning of Dr Li Wenliang

Author:

Yang Ling1,Fang Bing2ORCID,Ou Xiwen3ORCID,Zhang Wenjing4,Cai Yuyang5

Affiliation:

1. Department of Geriatrics, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China

2. Department of Information Management, School of Management, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China

3. Department of Respiratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

4. Department of General Practice, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

5. School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

Abstract

As one of the first doctors issued a protective warning to the public, Dr. Li Wenliang was known as “whistleblower” of COVID-19 pandemic. After his death of COVID-19, students entered to his Sina Weibo to display their condolences and sorrow. We conduct text analysis and sentiment classification to investigate the motivation behind online mourning for Dr. Li among students on Sina Weibo. Our results indicate that, a) there always more than one motivation behind online mourning exists in each time period. b) continuing connection and semi-interaction with the deceased is the main motivation when students mourn online. c) there exists positive correlation between the influence of the deceased and the motivation--sharing information with the community of fans and creating social support in a time of loss and social support. d) the motivation--honoring the dead and expressing sadness and resentment can gradually lose over time.

Funder

Project of Hospital Development Strategy Institute, China Hospital Administer Research Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Foundation of Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Life-span and Life-course Studies,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine,Health (social science)

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