Violence in Health: An Analysis based on the Emotions of Youtube Viewers

Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.6 Issue.3

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.24.3.06

RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI

Violence in Health: An Analysis based on the Emotions of Youtube Viewers

Sağlıkta Şiddet: Youtube İzleyicilerinin Duyguları Üzerinden Bir Analiz

Özlem Duğan¹

Abstract:

Among the professionals groups most exposed to violence while performing their duties in the workplace are healthcare workers. While the Turkish Ministry of Health has released a public service announcement on YouTube regarding the prevention of violence, other media outlets have also shared videos focusing on violence in healthcare. Comments on YouTube regarding violence in healthcare were analyzed using content analysis technique. The data were examined in five categories. The numbers of positive comments towards healthcare workers (n=21), as well as the number of negative comments stating that they deserve violence or that violence is justified (n=9), were determined. It was found that viewers were against violence towards healthcare workers (n=38). The number of comments expressing negative attitudes and behaviors of healthcare workers towards patients and their families was also determined (n=30). In the comments directed towards healthcare workers, it was observed that patients and their families had negative experiences with healthcare workers (n=10). According to the results of the study, viewers expressed their opposition to violence in healthcare, called for measures to be taken against violence, acknowledged that there is a cause for violence, and expressed discomfort with the negative attitudes and behaviors of healthcare workers towards patients and their families.

Keywords: Healthcare workers, Violence in health, YouTube, Viewer, Emotion

¹Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uşak University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations and Advertising, Uşak-Türkiye, [email protected], Orcid ID: 0000-0001-9028-7989

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Özlem Duğan, Uşak University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations and Advertising, Uşak-Türkiye, Email: [email protected]

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 18.03.2024, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 05.09.2024, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 07.09.2024, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 25.09.2024

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Duğan, Ö. (2024). Violence in Health: An Analysis based on the Emotions of Youtube Viewers, Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, 6(3): 249-254

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