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Performing Pain : A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Sadfishing Content Creation And Adolescent Audience Response on TikTok

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Sadfishing has emerged as a trend on TikTok in which creators exaggerate their emotional struggles to gain attention, validation, or support. This display is often seen as going beyond genuine emotional disclosure, becoming instead a form of strategic and performative self-presentation shaped for an audience. This study examined how sadfishing content is produced and how adolescents experience it, addressing the limited research on both creation and audience response. Using a mixed-method approach, the study analyzed 104 videos identified as sadfishing and conducted in-depth interviews with 15 adolescents who had prior exposure to sadfishing content. The findings showed that creators carefully construct expression vulnerability through the use of platform features and algorithmic affordances to appear relatable and increase visibility, while adolescents responded with a mixture of sadness, empathy, critical evaluation, emotional fatigue, and emotional whiplash. Adolescents also demonstrated resilience, actively evaluating the authenticity of content and adapting strategies to protect their well-being. The study further highlighted how TikTok’s algorithm plays a critical role, shaping not only what users see but also how this emotional display is shared, reinforced, and felt within the platform.

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Abstract 3
Introduction 4
1. Background of the Study4
2. Problem Statement 6
3. Purpose of the Study 6
4. Significance of the Study. 7
Literature Review8
1. Understanding Sadfishing on Social Media 8
1.1. Defining Sadfishing.8
a. Evolution of emotional expression on social media8
b. Conceptual definition of sadfishing. 10
1.2. Social Media and Emotional Expression11
a. Characteristics of emotional expression on social media 11
1.3. TikTok as an Emotional Expression Platform.12
a. Platform characteristics of TikTok 12
b. Algorithm-based Content Exposure. 13
2. Theoretical Framework for Understanding Sadfishing.14
2.1. Dramaturgical Theory. 14
a. Goffman's self-presentation theory14
b. Strategic self-presentation in sadfishing 16
2.2. Algorithmic Affordance Theory.16
a. Characteristics and influence of platform algorithms16
b. Impact on content production and consumption 17
2.3. Emotional Contagion Theory 18
a. Characteristics of online emotional contagion 18
b. Formation and amplification of collective emotions19
3. Adolescent Mental Health in the Social Media Environment.20
4. Integration and Research Gaps22
a. Synthesis of current knowledge22
b. Interconnections between theoretical frameworks 23
c. Research Questions 24
Methodology. 26
1. Research Design.26
2. Research Process 26
2.1. Content Analysis of Sadfishing Content 27
a. Data Collection for the Content Analysis27
b. Sampling and Screening Procedure28
c. Coding Scheme Development. 30
d. Data Collection and Analysis30
2. 2. In-Depth Interviews with Adolescents31
a. Participant Selection.31
b. Interview Method and Procedures.32
c. Data Collection and Analysis 34
Results 35
1. Content Analysis of Sadfishing Videos on TikTok 35
1.1. Strategies for Emotional Expression 35
1.2. Strategies for Platform Optimization 41
2. In-Depth Interview with Adolescents. 46
Discussions.53
1. Performative Strategies Used by Content Creators53
2. Adolescent Reactions to Sadfishing Content 54
3. Adolescents’ Well-being in Relation to Exposure to Sadfishing Content.56
4. Implications58
5. Limitations and Directions for Future Research 60
Conclusions 63
References 65
Appendix A 79
Appendix B 81
Appendix C 85

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