Seeking validation in the digital age: The impact of validation seeking on self-image and internalized stigma among self- vs. clinically diagnosed individuals on r/ADHD

• Xinyu Zhang ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: bluexinyu09@gmail.edu

  Affiliation Department of Communication, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2596-8136

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• Yoo Jung Oh,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Communication, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

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• Yunhan Zhang,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation School of History and Culture, Department of Archival Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

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• Jianfeng Zhu

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Department of Computer Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, United States of America

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