Discurso sobre #SaludMental en X/Twitter
Análisis de temáticas y su impacto
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https://doi.org/10.65598/rps.6010Palavras-chave:
Salud mental, X / Twitter, Engagement, análisis temático, concienciaciónResumo
Este estudio analiza el discurso sobre salud mental en X (Twitter) mediante el hashtag #saludmental en español, durante seis meses (julio-diciembre 2022), con el objetivo de identificar temas principales, su evolución temporal y el engagement generado. Se recopilaron 3.172.605 mensajes usando la API académica v2.0 y la librería AcademicTwitteR en R, centrándose en 855.408 originales. Se aplicó clustering por frecuencia de palabras y clasificación con Naive Bayes vía IA Claude 3.7 Sonnet en Julius.ai, identificando 12 temas (ej. Salud Mental General, Ansiedad y Psicología). Se analizaron patrones temporales, correlaciones de Pearson, minería de texto (MDS, k-means) y engagement (likes, retuits). Salud Mental General dominó (45,8%), seguido de Reflexiones Generales (13,6%) y Ansiedad y Psicología (11%). Pico en octubre por el Día Mundial de la Salud Mental. Experiencias Personales y Soledad y Abandono generaron mayor engagement pese al bajo volumen. Alta correlación entre Bienestar/Ansiedad (0,99); Soledad baja con otros (0,09). El contenido emocional y personal impulsa interacciones más que temas generales, confirmando estudios previos. Campañas como el Día Mundial aumentan volumen, pero no engagement sostenido. Salud mental laboral y cuidados emergen en clusters; soledad queda aislada, requiriendo estrategias específicas. La calidad emocional prima sobre cantidad para engagement efectivo. Eventos conmemorativos catalizan debate, pero necesitan continuidad. Recomendaciones: priorizar narrativas personales, integrar soledad y contextualizar en trabajo para campañas óptimas. Futuras investigaciones deben ampliar periodos.
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