Table 3.

Linguistic changes in r/depression members. Variables are reported as the mean, median, and 95% CIs of word usage change of each dimension for all members.

Linguistic dimensions		r/depression mean, median (CI) n=36,746
Psychological processes
	Positive emotion	0.01, 0.01 (0.004 to 0.01)
	Negative emotion	-0.04, -0.03 (-0.05 to -0.04)
	Anxiety	-0.18, -0.11 (-0.20 to -0.15)
	Anger	-0.10, -0.06 (-0.12 to -0.09)
	Sadness	-0.16, -0.13 (-0.17 to -0.14)
Linguistic processes
	First person singular	-0.03, -0.03 (-0.04 to -0.03)
	Negation	-0.06, -0.05 (-0.07 to -0.05)
	Swear words	-0.16, 0.09 (-0.20 to -0.12)
Personal concerns
	Death	-0.41, -0.21 (-0.47 to -0.35)
Spoken categories
	Assent	-0.02, 0.05 (-0.05 to 0.02)