These Penn Researchers Are Analyzing Social Media to Understand Mental Health
The Daily Pennsylvanian
September 08, 2017
April 08, 2026
A profile of the World Well-Being Project describing how Penn researchers analyze Facebook and Twitter data to assess mental wellness at community and individual levels, with applications for government partnerships and healthcare. Researchers describe the well-being map and emphasize that social media analysis provides “huge samples” at low cost without intrusive data collection. Featured: Lyle Ungar.