Do you have depression? A summative content analysis of mental health-related content on TikTok

Digital Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

TikTok is a global social media platform with over 1 billion active users. Presently, there are few data on how users navigate the for mental health purposes and content they view. This study aims to understand patterns of health-related assesses accuracy quality advice information provided. We performed summative analysis top 1000 videos hashtag #mentalhealth between October 12 16, 2021. Six themes were developed code data: (1) personal story, perspective, or confessional, (2) information, (3) emoting, (4) references death, (5) science research, (6) product service sale. Advice further assessed by clinical experts. A total 970 pulled our (n = 30 removed due non-English content). The most prevalent included confessional 574), 319), emoting 198), death 128). considered misleading in 33.0% 106), performing better. Few scientific evidence research 37). Healthcare practitioners researchers may consider increasing their presence promote dissemination evidence-based wider more youth-targeted population. Interventions reduce amount misinformation increase people's ability discern anecdotal also warranted.

Language: Английский

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Conceptualization of health literacy from the perspective of children and adolescents – a meta-ethnography

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Existing models of health literacy have included a limited perspective children and adolescents. We conducted meta-ethnography to develop child- adolescent-centered conceptualization literacy. dually screened 3564 abstracts, 205 full texts, assessed the 40 studies' methodological limitations, considered 25 data-rich studies in our synthesis. confidence each finding using GRADE-CERQual. Our model shows that development involves active information seeking (moderate confidence), passive receiving (very low processing (not) taking action confidence). This process is embedded socio-cultural environment, educational system, healthcare internet/media, living environment moderate children's adolescents' influenced by cognitive psychological confidence) sociodemographic factors Social relationships play crucial role supports evidence-based interventions policies promote youth child well-being, laying foundation for lifelong approach also provides basis future research explore concepts are grounded young people's real-life contexts. Registration: Before writing this manuscript, we developed study protocol registered it on PROSPERO: CRD4202343090.

Language: Английский

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Fragmented-brand consumerism on TikTok: The advertising impact on generation Alpha

Revista de Comunicación, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 24(1), P. 109 - 125

Published: March 8, 2025

TikTok’s rapid rise and popularity pose challenges to young users. This study applies a mixed-methods approach examine the impact of advertising on generation Alpha through analysis 500 child-targeted videos Delphi method with 12 psychologists. The quantitative content reveals that short, dynamic cater children’s preferences, significant gender-based segmentation: boys are more frequently exposed political sports content, while girls encounter beauty lifestyle content. Experts indicate app’s fragmented, fast-paced diminishes attention spans fosters addictive purchasing behaviors among youngest audience. Furthermore, subtle nature influencer-driven complicates ability identify promotional potentially heightening their consumerism anxiety. These findings underscore urgent need for enhanced parental supervision, ethical practices, transparent regulatory measures protect Alpha’s psychological well-being from effects fragmented brand consumerism.

Language: Английский

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Exploring Problematic TikTok Use and Mental Health Issues: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16

Published: March 1, 2025

Background: Since its launch in 2017, TikTok has rapidly emerged as a major player the digital landscape, amassing over billion active users. Its engaging features have raised concerns about potential problematic use and negative mental health outcomes. Despite increasing scholarly attention, consolidated understanding of TikTok’s implications remains elusive This systematic review synthesizes empirical research on impact health. Methods: followed PRISMA Statement 2020 guidelines conducted comprehensive search across PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web Science, PsycINFO databases until July 10, 2024. Keywords included terms related to use, addiction, use. Studies were based focus publication peer-reviewed journals. Data extraction comprised study characteristics, measures Quality assessment used JBI, Cochrane’s RoB 2, MMAT, CASP, NOS tools. The protocol was registered OSF: https://osf.io/cjf97 . Results: 26 studies, involving total 11 462 participants. pooled prevalence estimated at 80.19%, with highest rates observed among people aged 18 29 years, where it reached 85.4%. Frequent closely linked an increase symptoms anxiety depression, especially users under 24 years. Female more likely experience 67.3% such cases found female university students. Moreover, higher addiction scores noted individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds those who had levels neuroticism. Conclusion: findings this highlight growing concern surrounding health, particularly younger vulnerable populations. It is imperative for stakeholders prioritize integration literacy media into educational curricula. involvement caregivers through guided mediation establishment clear usage parameters could play crucial role managing screen time, To improve current landscape research, longitudinal interventional warranted.

Language: Английский

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Self-diagnosis in the age of social media: A pilot study of youth entering mental health treatment for mood and anxiety disorders

Acta Psychologica, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 256, P. 105015 - 105015

Published: April 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on TikTok: A cross-sectional study on the quality and perception of ADHD-content on TikTok (Preprint)

Published: April 17, 2025

Social media platforms are increasingly used for both sharing and seeking of health-related information online. Especially TikTok has become one the most widely social networking over last few years. One topic trending on recently is Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, accuracy remains a significant concern. Misleading ADHD can increase stigmatization lead to false “self-diagnosis”, pathologizing normal behavior overuse care. This study aims at investigating occurrence misleading in videos about exploring amount potential self-diagnosis among viewers based an in-depths analysis video comments. We scraped data from 124 liked ADHD-related uploaded between March 2022 November 2023 using commercial scraping software. categorised usefulness their content as "misleading", "personal experience" or "useful" Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool Audiovisual (PEMAT-A/V) evaluate quality regarding understandability actionability. By purposive sampling we selected six analyzed 100 randomly user comments per understand extent self-identification with ADHD-behaviour viewers. All qualitative analyses were carried out independently by least two authors, disagreement was resolved discussion. Using SPSS 27, calculated interrater reliability raters descriptive statistics creator characteristics. one-way ANOVA compare videos. assessed 51% misleading, 30% personal experience, 19% useful. The PEMAT-A/V scores actionability 79.5% 5.1%, respectively, highest observed useful (92.3% understandability, 8.3% actionability). Viewers resonated behaviours depicted 36.7% 5.3% self-attribution behavioural patterns varied significantly, depending videos, experience showing (102/600, 17% comments, P<.001). For ADHD, found no difference (P=.359). A high proportion percentage seem self-identify symptoms presented. Self-identification common experiences, but also occurs potentially increasing misdiagnosis. highlights need critically health healthcare professionals address misconceptions arising these platforms.

Language: Английский

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Could be better: adolescent access to health information and care

European Journal of Pediatrics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 184(1)

Published: Nov. 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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