SocietyMediaMental HealthStereotypeAgent of ChangeThe use of media in promoting mental health is relatively a new phenomenon and indeed a complex idea of study in the frequently changing scenario of technologicSocial Science Electronic Publishing
Perhaps the first thing we need to do is increase awareness of mental health as a valid and important aspect of anyone’s personal health, maybe through reforms in our education system to incorporate lessons about mental health, and maybe through representation in the media. But too often I fe...
This study surveyed college students enrolled in social work courses (n = 139) to learn about the relationship between mental health knowledge students gleaned from the media, their perception of media portrayals of mental illness as realistic, and the subsequent impact on student attitudes. ...
Mediacitizenjournalismmentalillnessmixed-methodsparticipatoryvideostigmaEvidence suggests that mainstream media coverage of mental illness tends to focus on factors such as crime and violence. Thus, mental health advocates have argued that alternative portrayals are necessary to reduce stigma.The aim of ...
However, studies have shown that mental health continues to be portrayed in a negative light in the newspapers, and various factors could lead to this poor reporting of mental health. Thus, the aim of this study was to understand how mental health news and information are portrayed in the ...
Objective: To provide a detailed picture of the extent, nature and quality of portrayal of mental health/illness in Australian non-fiction media. Method: M... C Francis,J Pirkis,C Francis,... - 《Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry》 被引量: 14发表: 2015年 Does the Tone and...
The purpose of this project is to present an intervention to address and buffer the negative influence media has on Latina adolescents in America. Young Latinas may desire to achieve unattainably high standards of beauty if comparing themselves to idealistic portrayals of attractiveness in magazines,...
Pavlova & Berkers (2022) find that media portrayals of mental health continue to be sensationalized and framed in such a way that stigma is reinforced. This is particularly counterintuitive in our social media age, where consumers regularly confront more content related to self-care and...
While we hope for a day when such realistic portrayals become the industry standard, these three films offer a glimpse into what it’s truly like to live with mental health issues. Beyond their brilliant production and narratives, these movies also showcase something refreshing: ...
portrayal in traditional media23. LGBT+ people, for example, are mostly absent or portrayed as deviant on television24, but a gay creator talking about their personal experiences online might better reflect the real-world outgroup lens. In lieu of in-person contact, such increasingly accessible ...