Stigmatizing Attitudes Across Cybersuicides and Offline Suicides: Content Analysis of Sina Weibo (Preprint) DOI
Ang Li, Dongdong Jiao, Tingshao Zhu

и другие.

Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2022

BACKGROUND The new reality of cybersuicide raises challenges to ideologies about the traditional form suicide that does not involve internet (offline suicide), which may lead changes in audience’s attitudes. However, knowledge on whether stigmatizing attitudes differ between cybersuicides and offline suicides remains limited. OBJECTIVE This study aims consider livestreamed as a typical representative use social media data (Sina Weibo) investigate differences across terms attitude types linguistic characteristics. METHODS A total 4393 cybersuicide-related 2843 suicide-related Weibo posts were collected analyzed. First, human coders recruited trained perform content analysis determine each them reflected stigma. Second, text tool was used automatically extract number psycholinguistic features from post. Subsequently, based selected features, series classification models constructed for different purposes: differentiating general stigma negative stereotypes suicide. RESULTS In types, observed carry more than (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=179.8; <i>P</i>&lt;.001). Between suicides, there significant proportion associated with five stereotypes, including <i>stupid shallow</i> (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=28.9; <i>P</i>&lt;.001), <i>false representation</i> (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=144.4; <i>weak pathetic</i> (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=20.4; <i>glorified normalized</i> (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=177.6; <i>immoral</i> (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=11.8; <i>P</i>=.001). Similar results also found genders regions. characteristics, <i>F</i>-measure values ranged 0.81 0.85. CONCLUSIONS way people perceive differs how they this have implications reducing against

Язык: Английский

Subcultural Representations of Perpetrators and Victims of Crime and Violence Associated with Mental Disorders DOI
Fabián Pavez,

Erika Saura,

Pedro Marset

и другие.

Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría (English ed ), Год журнала: 2024, Номер 53(4), С. 458 - 470

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Suicide in Song: A Thematic Analysis of 674 Songs Referencing Suicide DOI
Scott Parrott, Haseon Park

Health Communication, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 39(13), С. 3459 - 3467

Опубликована: Март 7, 2024

Music is a ubiquitous form of entertainment, engaging millions and providing emotional release for both musicians listeners. Songs referencing suicide - generally taboo subject are common in U.S. culture, appearing every genre music from country to hip hop, punk rock blues. Suicide songs prompt concern among the lay public (e.g., lawmakers, parents) also researchers, whose work has documented statistically significant relationships between musical preference suicidality. Still, could carry positive effects listeners through behavioral modeling by illustrating alternatives suicide. The outcomes likely dependent, part, on lyrical content. To understand content about suicide, present study used thematic analysis identify threads modern English-language lyrics 674 were examined. identified 5 themes which illustrated: (1) support empathy people struggling with (2) personal experience suicidal thoughts, (3) endorsement (4) as rebellion or revenge, (5) self-medication. provides foundation future research relationship song exposure listener beliefs, attitudes, behavior related

Язык: Английский

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Responses to Mental Health Care Posts by Social Media Influencers: The Moderating Effects of Previous Experience and Follower Involvement DOI
Olivia Simone Reed

Mass Communication & Society, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 27(3), С. 475 - 501

Опубликована: Окт. 13, 2023

ABSTRACTMental health information on social media is more often communicated by regular users as opposed to healthcare professionals, and a subset of these users, influencers, are employed marketing sources for therapy companies. According cognitive theory, an influencer's story about their positive experiences with should encourage followers also seek therapy, stronger involvement the influencer enhance effects. Although research has found that previous experience modeled behaviors may mute vicarious learning effects, nuanced stigmatized context like mental treatment, it important parse out both quantity valence in understanding how shapes audience responses content media. The current study tests moderated mediation model help explain impact viewer (quantity valence) (similarity parasocial relationship) theory-related outcomes. Results indicate no interaction effects moderators; however, there were direct SMI outcome expectations, which turn positively predicted behavioral intentions therapy. Interestingly, self-efficacy had negative effect intentions. AcknowledgmentsThank you Dr. Jessica Gall Myrick your assistance shaping this project.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict interest was reported author(s).Supplementary dataSupplemental data article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2023.2269542.Additional informationNotes contributorsOlivia Simone ReedOlivia Reed (PhD, Pennsylvania State University) assistant professor Department Professional Communication Minot University. studies influencers creator herself YouTube Instagram.

Язык: Английский

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Effects of Parasocial Experiences on Health Outcomes DOI
Cynthia A. Hoffner, Elizabeth L. Cohen

Oxford University Press eBooks, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown, С. 309 - 334

Опубликована: Май 22, 2023

Abstract This chapter synthesizes research on the influence of parasocial experiences in audience health-related perceptions and behavior. Exposure to health messages may be part routine media use or result from active seeking information guidance. Drawing domains entertainment–education, figure events, strategic messaging, this review discusses theoretical mechanisms outcomes, including message salience issue involvement, diffusion, modeling, overcoming resistance, social norms, source credibility. After reviewing specific outcomes (including physical disease awareness, prevention, treatment; mental health/mental illness; everyday behaviors; connection well-being; public outcomes), concludes with recommendations for future research.

Язык: Английский

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An Experimental Test of Pop Music Lyrics Referencing Anxiety on Female College Students’ Audience Involvement and Peer Mental Health Empathy DOI
Alex Kresovich

Journal of Health Communication, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 27(3), С. 192 - 200

Опубликована: Март 4, 2022

Empathy among this generation of students appears to be drastically lower than previous generations. Mental health empathy is inversely related mental stigma, and stigma persists as the most significant barrier help-seeking population. Research suggests that pop songs reference difficulties may help increase empathy. This paper reports on an experimental test music lyric video effects, comparing influence exposure a song with anxiety-themed lyrics, without any health-themed instrumental no lyrics female college students' involvement - perceived personal connection their peer Results suggest single visual can Further, these findings indicate are gateway audience in context. study's valuable communication practitioners struggling reach youth empathetic reactions often necessary encourage positive behavior change context stigmatized conditions, such health.

Язык: Английский

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2
Subcultural Representations of Perpetrators and Victims of Crime and Violence Associated with Mental Disorders DOI
Fabián Pavez,

Erika Saura,

Pedro Marset

и другие.

Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría, Год журнала: 2022, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2022

Процитировано

2
Prevention of Progression and Remission in Public Health Sectors: Bangladesh Perspectives DOI

Mohammad Nasir Uddin,

Talha Bin Emran

Atlantis Highlights in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences/Atlantis highlights in chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown, С. 131 - 150

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Stigmatizing Attitudes Across Cybersuicides and Offline Suicides: Content Analysis of Sina Weibo (Preprint) DOI
Ang Li, Dongdong Jiao, Tingshao Zhu

и другие.

Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2022

BACKGROUND The new reality of cybersuicide raises challenges to ideologies about the traditional form suicide that does not involve internet (offline suicide), which may lead changes in audience’s attitudes. However, knowledge on whether stigmatizing attitudes differ between cybersuicides and offline suicides remains limited. OBJECTIVE This study aims consider livestreamed as a typical representative use social media data (Sina Weibo) investigate differences across terms attitude types linguistic characteristics. METHODS A total 4393 cybersuicide-related 2843 suicide-related Weibo posts were collected analyzed. First, human coders recruited trained perform content analysis determine each them reflected stigma. Second, text tool was used automatically extract number psycholinguistic features from post. Subsequently, based selected features, series classification models constructed for different purposes: differentiating general stigma negative stereotypes suicide. RESULTS In types, observed carry more than (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=179.8; <i>P</i>&lt;.001). Between suicides, there significant proportion associated with five stereotypes, including <i>stupid shallow</i> (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=28.9; <i>P</i>&lt;.001), <i>false representation</i> (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=144.4; <i>weak pathetic</i> (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=20.4; <i>glorified normalized</i> (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=177.6; <i>immoral</i> (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i><sub>1</sub>=11.8; <i>P</i>=.001). Similar results also found genders regions. characteristics, <i>F</i>-measure values ranged 0.81 0.85. CONCLUSIONS way people perceive differs how they this have implications reducing against

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0