Journal article
"If I was to post something, it would be too vulnerable:" University students and mental health disclosures on instagram
Journal of American college health, v 70(2), pp 615-624
08 Mar 2022
PMID: 32407177
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Abstract
Objective: Assess Instagram use for mental health disclosure in university students to assess the potential for Instagram use as mental health support-seeking. Participants: Twenty-one students using mental health services while attending a private, Mid-Atlantic university between 6/2017-12/2017. Methods: Collected qualitative interview and Instagram data and analyzed them in parallel. Instagram data supplemented interview themes and were coded and analyzed quantitatively to define features of participants' Instagram use. Results: Participants displayed aversions to posting mental health disclosures on Instagram, citing public and self-stigma as barriers to disclosure. Despite this, participants reported instances in which their Instagram posts directly or indirectly reflected their lived experiences. Some also maintained second anonymous accounts for fuller disclosure. Conclusions: Given the benefits of mental health disclosures to well-being and the predilection for social media use in university students, student and university-led initiatives to promote social media environments conducive to disclosures could have widespread mental health benefits.
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- Title
- "If I was to post something, it would be too vulnerable:" University students and mental health disclosures on instagram
- Creators
- Alexandra Budenz - Drexel UniversityAnn Klassen - Drexel UniversityJonathan Purtle - Drexel UniversityElad Yom-Tov - MicrosoftMichael Yudell - Drexel UniversityPhilip Massey - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of American college health, v 70(2), pp 615-624
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Community Health and Prevention; Center for Science, Technology, and Society
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000534893200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85084977118
- Other Identifier
- 991019168548504721
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