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Published on in Vol 6 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/74397, first published .
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Emotional Expression and Mental Health Support in BTS Fandom Communities Using Natural Language Processing on YouTube Comments: Cross-Sectional Study

Emotional Expression and Mental Health Support in BTS Fandom Communities Using Natural Language Processing on YouTube Comments: Cross-Sectional Study

Nari Yoo   1 , MA, PhD ;   Aaron H Rodwin   2 , MSW, PhD ;   Michael Park   3 , MSW, PhD ;   Sangpil Youm   4 , MA, PhD ;   Sou Hyun Jang   5 , MA, PhD

1 School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

2 Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY, United States

3 School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

4 Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

5 Department of Sociology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Corresponding Author:

  • Sou Hyun Jang, MA, PhD
  • Department of Sociology
  • Korea University
  • 145 Anam-ro, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu
  • Seoul 02841
  • Republic of Korea
  • Phone: 82 (2) 3290-2073
  • Email: soujang@korea.ac.kr