Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/75091, first published .
Assessing Heterogeneity in Sentiment Changes in Text-Based Counseling: Latent Class Trajectory Analysis

Assessing Heterogeneity in Sentiment Changes in Text-Based Counseling: Latent Class Trajectory Analysis

Assessing Heterogeneity in Sentiment Changes in Text-Based Counseling: Latent Class Trajectory Analysis

Ziru Fu   1 * , MSc ;   Yu Cheng Hsu   2 * , PhD ;   Christian Shaunlyn Chan   3 , PhD ;   Paul Siu Fai Yip   2 , PhD

1 Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

2 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

3 Department of Psychology and Linguistics, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Paul Siu Fai Yip, PhD
  • The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention
  • University of Hong Kong
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