August 2020

Social media and catharsis in Africa: Examining the role of WhatsApp in venting stress in women

This paper investigates the role that social media, and particularly WhatsApp mobile applications plays in venting stress and other related aggressive behaviors among African couples. It seeks to examine the relationship that exists between WhatsApp usage and being happy, or rather catharsis. It leverages the existing datasets from the Afro-barometer (Africa Tracking Internet Progress-ATIP) website. Essentially the...

Author(s): Gregory Gondwe  and Evariste Some