I Said Your Name in an Empty Room: Grieving and Continuing Bonds on Facebook

I Said Your Name in an Empty Room: Grieving and Continuing Bonds on Facebook Emily Getty Jessica Cobb Meryl Gabeler Christine Nelson Ellis Weng Jeffrey Hancock CHI 2011 Vancouver, BC

Front or Back Stage Grieving? -  Social life with metaphor of drama -  Grief is a back stage emotion, individuals can experience relief when it is bought to the forefront

Front or Back Stage Grieving? -  Social life with metaphor of drama -  Grief is a back stage emotion, individuals can experience relief when it is bought to the forefront ‐ Public expression of grief ‐ Social support ‐ Story telling

Continuing Bonds or Letting Go? Mourners must let go to heal VS Maintaining a relationship with the deceased is beneficial

Posts Translated Collected analyzed LIWC wall posts Developed Mixed LinguisCc results into from 11 a script to models Inquiry & several deceased preprocess staCsCcal Word indices Facebook the posts. analysis. Count matching users. (LIWC). predicCons

Front‐Stage Grieving % Sorrow and Grief Words Still can’t believe your gone… have so much I wanna tell you and it hurts to know your not there =( Miss you buddy

Front‐Stage Grieving % Sorrow and Grief Words •  Sad emoCon terms (LIWC) Still can’t believe your gone… have so much I wanna tell you and it hurts to know your not there =( Miss you buddy

Front‐Stage Grieving Funeral image here % Sorrow and Grief Words Series 1 4.50 4.00 3.50 Still can’t believe 3.00 your gone… have so 2.50 much I wanna tell 2.00 you and it hurts to 1.50 know your not there 1.00 =( Miss you buddy 0.50 0.00 Pre‐Passing Post‐Passing

Front‐Stage Grieving Funeral image here % Social OrientaCon Words I was thinking about you… and then stupid facebook told me to send you a message… but I guess writing this on your wall means that someone will read it… and know that they aren’t alone in their sorrow

Front‐Stage Grieving Funeral image here % Social OrientaCon Words •  Social dimension (LIWC) I was thinking about you… and then stupid facebook told me to send you a message… but I guess writing this on your wall means that someone will read it… and know that they aren’t alone in their sorrow

Front‐Stage Grieving Funeral image here % Social OrientaCon Words Series 1 40 I was thinking about 35 you… and then stupid 30 facebook told me to send 25 you a message… but I 20 guess writing this on 15 your wall means that 10 5 someone will read it… 0 and know that they Pre‐Passing Post‐Passing aren’t alone in their sorrow

Front‐Stage Grieving Funeral image here % PosiCve Memory … Even tho my heart is broken I can’t help but laugh at the memories I have with u… like u running out to the pool in ur speedo! Hahaha everyone was cracking up! And as usual it was you who made us all laugh! …

Front‐Stage Grieving Funeral image here % PosiCve Memory •  RaCo verb to noun … Even tho my heart is broken I can’t help but laugh at the memories I have with u… like u running out to the pool in ur speedo! Hahaha everyone was cracking up! And as usual it was you who made us all laugh! …

Front‐Stage Grieving Funeral image here % PosiCve Memory •  RaCo verb to noun … Even tho my heart is •  Past tense verbs broken I can’t help but laugh at the memories I have with u… like u running out to the pool in ur speedo! Hahaha everyone was cracking up! And as usual it was you who made us all laugh! …

Front‐Stage Grieving Funeral image here % PosiCve Memory •  RaCo verb to noun … Even tho my heart is •  Past tense verbs broken I can’t help but •  PosiCve emoCon words laugh at the memories I have with u… like u running out to the pool in ur speedo! Hahaha everyone was cracking up! And as usual it was you who made us all laugh! …

Front‐Stage Grieving Funeral image here % PosiCve Memory Series 1 20 … Even tho my heart is 18 16 broken I can’t help but 14 laugh at the memories I 12 have with u… like u 10 8 running out to the pool 6 in ur speedo! Hahaha 4 everyone was cracking 2 0 up! And as usual it was Pre‐Passing Post‐Passing you who made us all laugh! …

LeWng Go or ConCnuing Bonds? Funeral image here

LeWng Go or ConCnuing Bonds? Funeral image here Non‐immediacy Index “Anytime someone asks me why I want to be a •  arCcles teacher, I think of you and smile. Thanks for inspiring me. I still miss you and I always will!”

LeWng Go or ConCnuing Bonds? Funeral image here Non‐immediacy Index “Anytime someone asks me why I want to be a •  arCcles teacher, I think of you •  six le[er words and smile. Thanks for inspiring me. I still miss you and I always will!”

LeWng Go or ConCnuing Bonds? Funeral image here Non‐immediacy Index “Anytime someone asks me why I want to be a + arCcles teacher, I think of you + six le[er words and smile. Thanks for ‐ 1st person singular inspiring me. I still miss you and I always will!”

LeWng Go or ConCnuing Bonds? Funeral image here Non‐immediacy Index “Anytime someone asks me why I want to be a + arCcles teacher, I think of you + six le[er words and smile. Thanks for ‐  1st person singular inspiring me. I still miss ‐  discrepancy words you and I always will!”

LeWng Go or ConCnuing Bonds? Funeral image here Non‐immediacy Index “Anytime someone asks me why I want to be a + arCcles teacher, I think of you + six le[er words and smile. Thanks for ‐  1st person singular inspiring me. I still miss ‐  discrepancy words you and I always will!” ‐  present tense verbs

Non‐immediate Series 1 6 4 2 0 ‐2 ‐4 ‐6 ‐8 Immediate Pre‐Passing Post‐Passing

Front Stage Grieving Continuing Bonds

I Said Your Name in an Empty Room: Grieving and Continuing Bonds on FacebookEmily Getty, erg29@cornell.eduJessica Cobb, jcc97@cornell.eduMeryl Gabeler, mag359@cornell.eduChristine Nelson, cln28@cornell.eduEllis Weng, ew82@cornell.eduJeffrey Hancock, jeff.hancock@cornell.edu CHI 2011 Vancouver, BC

“i miss you so much. sometimes i just need you to make me laugh.” “Merry Christmas! Thanks for the visit lastnight... always good to see you in my dreams.”“i wish the world had more people like youin it. you know i love you.” “thinking about you today. miss u.”

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