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ArticleJournal of substance use and addiction treatment2023

Using Reddit as a recruitment strategy for addiction science research.

S R Goodwin, M J Dwyer, S L Caliva, C A Burrows, B R Raiff

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Article in Journal of substance use and addiction treatment, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy is Self-Reported as a Minimally Effective, and Sometimes Harmful, Treatment for Pudendal Neuralgia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

S R GoodwinDepartment of Psychology, Rowan University, United States of America.
M J DwyerDepartment of Psychology, Rowan University, United States of America.
S L CalivaDepartment of Psychology, Rowan University, United States of America.
C A BurrowsDepartment of Psychology, Rowan University, United States of America.
B R RaiffDepartment of Psychology, Rowan University, United States of America. Electronic address: raiff@rowan.edu.

Funding

U-Rise at Rowan UniversityT34GM136492 · NIGMS · ROWAN UNIVERSITY · PI KECK, THOMAS MCGOWAN, NUCCI, NATHANIEL V · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
Re-Connect: Personalized, Non-Monetary Smartphone-based Rewards for Smoking CessationR34DA052920 · NIDA · ROWAN UNIVERSITY · PI RAIFF, BETHANY R · 2021 to 2023
$658k
NIDA NIH HHS R34 DA052920NIGMS NIH HHS T34 GM136492
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reddit is a forum-based social media and message board platform that has been used in the social sciences as a recruitment source of human subject data. In addiction science, Reddit remains a viable but underutilized tool, compared to other websites (e.g., Amazon's Mechanical Turk, Prolific). The purpose of this commentary is to provide a rationale and recommendations for the successful use of Reddit for addiction science researchers interested in adding it as a recruitment tool. We provide an example of how Reddit can be used to target specific populations of interest, such as individuals struggling with depression or alcohol use disorder. Last, we discuss the limitations of Reddit as a research tool and some considerations for future research to help promote effective use of the platform.

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AlcoholismBehavior, AddictiveCrowdsourcingSocial MediaAlcohol DrinkingHumansAddiction scienceCrowdsourcingReddit

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PMID36924845
PMCPMC11366419

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