It’s Time to Confront Student Mental Health Issues Associated with Smartphones and Social Media

This chapter attempts to unfold the trend and nature of mainstream and social media coverage on mental health issues in Nepal through suicide case of Yama Buddha, a popular musician. Using the securitization theory and concepts of threat construction and threat neutralization, major findings through content analysis and key informant interviews reveal reputed mainstream media following cautious route towards threat neutralization and therefore, maintaining a level of journalistic professionalism. However, especially in the other online media, blogs, and other social media, there were sensationalist words and tone used to attract the audience, triggering various sorts of emotional responses, thereby fulfilling the act of securitization. Major recommendations from this chapter include more awareness and understanding about the nature and type of mental health problems; capacity building of journalists and media professionals to better understand and report on mental health problems; development and proper implementation of media guidelines on reporting mental health issues.

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How do Norwegian adolescents experience the role of social media in relation to mental health and well-being: a qualitative study

BMC Psychology ◽

10.1186/s40359-021-00582-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland ◽

Viktor Schønning ◽

Randi Træland Hella ◽

Marius Veseth ◽

Jens Christoffer Skogen

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Media Use ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Well Being ◽

Practical Significance ◽

Health Issues ◽

Social Media Use ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Health And Well Being

Abstract Background During the last decade, social media has permeated most parts of society. Adolescents are particularly active users of social media, and their use has been suggested as a contributing factor to mental health issues in this group. Quantitative studies have found associations between the frequency and/or duration of social media use and more mental health issues. However, most studies are cross-sectional and the identified associations are weak and of questionable practical significance. The aim of this study was to investigate adolescents’ lived experiences of using social media, focusing on both negative and positive aspects, using a qualitative approach. Qualitative research enables in-depth explorations of the experiences of individuals, nuance quantitative findings, and offer the perspective of adolescents into policies regarding social media use. Methods Experiences and perspectives of 27 adolescents from two senior high schools in Norway were gathered using focus group interviews (mean age 16.8, range 15–18). The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results According to the participants, social media use catalyse changes to how people communicate and relate to each other (theme 1). Some changes were positive, in terms of facilitating social connectedness, while others were negative, such as people behaving worse than in face-to-face interactions. Further, social media use affected the participants at the individual level (theme 2); positively in terms of a sense of belonging and social support, and negatively in terms of perceived stress, body pressure, and displacing other activities such as sleep and homework. The motivations for using, or not using, social media were multifaceted (theme 3), reflecting the positive and negative aspects of social media in terms of interpersonal and personal consequences. Conclusion Social media was described as an important part of the participants’ everyday life, with both a positive and negative impact on their mental health and well-being. Considering the compelling nature of social media and adolescents’ relatively limited self-regulatory capacities, efforts to modify social media use should avoid relying on self-regulation, while also recognizing the importance of social media as an arena for peer interaction.

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‘Fansens’ are waving through a window: Exploring the Dear Evan Hansen fan phenomenon

The Journal of Fandom Studies ◽

10.1386/jfs_00017_1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 201-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jarrod Walczer ◽

Derek E. Baird

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Social Anxiety ◽

Online Support ◽

Health Issues ◽

Fan Communities ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Digital Methods ◽

New Perspective ◽

Anxiety Depression

Dear Evan Hansen (DEH) is a social media-centric musical that has been widely celebrated by a show-specific online fan community, known as ‘Fansens’, on Instagram and Tumblr, having won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2017. The growth of this fandom, on these platforms, is unique as Fansens have adopted plot points and thematic elements from the musical relating to how social media affects social anxiety, depression and suicide to create fan art and fanfictions that, in turn, result in a community of care on social media where fans can discuss their own encounters with social anxiety, teen suicide and cyberbullying. Though most Fansens would not have been able to see the musical performed on Broadway or live in-person, their fanfictions, personal posts and fan art reflect and refract the difficulties that young people have with mental health, social anxiety and suicide. Using both digital methods and post-structuralist textual analysis, this article analyses numerous fan cultural artefacts collected from DEH-specific hash-tagged posts on Tumblr and Instagram. In doing so, this article provides a new perspective on the role that fan communities, their artefacts, their use of digital medi, and their fan activist and upstanding techniques can play in providing avenues of self-care and modelling positive online support for those dealing with mental health issues.

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Another time point, a different story: one year effects of a social media intervention on the attitudes of young people towards mental health issues

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology ◽

10.1007/s00127-013-0815-7 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 49 (6) ◽

pp. 985-990 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

James D. Livingston ◽

Michelle Cianfrone ◽

Kimberley Korf-Uzan ◽

Connie Coniglio

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Young People ◽

Health Issues ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Media Intervention ◽

One Year ◽

Time Point

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"SCREAM" THE SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK

International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology ◽

10.33564/ijeast.2021.v05i10.023 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Manav Vasisth ◽

Aaditya Vijay Srivastava ◽

Udit Garg

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Health Issues ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

The Social ◽

Social Media Network

The framework proposed in this paper is a serious answer for the social media as now days all fake and promote all the negativity. Our site is based on the, to help people who are suffering from the mental health issues so in our platform the user can tell their views to the and their issues by they are suffering. This is for stopping the negativity which are now days more growing in todays world.

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Understanding Campus Culture and Student Coping Strategies for Mental Health Issues in Five Canadian Colleges and Universities

Canadian Journal of Higher Education ◽

10.7202/1043242ar ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 136-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dimitris Giamos ◽

Alex Young Soo Lee ◽

Amanda Suleiman ◽

Heather Stuart ◽

Shu-Ping Chen

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Services ◽

Health Services ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Health Needs ◽

Campus Culture ◽

Health Issues ◽

Mental Health Needs ◽

Student Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Issues

This study aimed to better understand campus mental health culture and student mental health coping strategies, and to identify the mental health needs of students as well as gaps in mental health services within postsecondary education. A videovoice method was used to identify and document health-related issues and advocate for change. Forty-one interviews were conducted with campus stakeholders at five universities. Five themes involving mental health emerged from the campus interviews: the stigma of mental illness; campus culture related to mental health; mental health services available and barriers to mental health services on campus; accommodations for students’ mental health needs; and student mental health coping strategies. A documentary was developed to advocate for better mental health. We conclude that although Canadian campuses are raising awareness about mental health issues, there is not enough mental health infrastructure support on campuses; in particular, accessibility to campus mental health resources needs improvement.

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Mental health implications of COVID-19 pandemic and its response in India

International Journal of Social Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0020764020950769 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 002076402095076 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Adrija Roy ◽

Arvind Kumar Singh ◽

Shree Mishra ◽

Aravinda Chinnadurai ◽

Arun Mitra ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Social Media ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Intervention Strategies ◽

Health Issues ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

The Government ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Anxiety Depression

Introduction: Mental health concerns and treatment usually take a backseat when the limited resources are geared for pandemic containment. In this global humanitarian crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health issues have been reported from all over the world. Objectives: In this study, we attempt to review the prevailing mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic through global experiences, and reactive strategies established in mental health care with special reference to the Indian context. By performing a rapid synthesis of available evidence, we aim to propose a conceptual and recommendation framework for mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A search of the PubMed electronic database and google scholar were undertaken using the search terms ‘novel coronavirus’, ‘COVID-19’, ‘nCoV’, SARS-CoV-2, ‘mental health’, ‘psychiatry’, ‘psychology’, ‘anxiety’, ‘depression’ and ‘stress’ in various permutations and combinations. Published journals, magazines and newspaper articles, official webpages and independent websites of various institutions and non-government organizations, verified social media portals were compiled. Results: The major mental health issues reported were stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, denial, anger and fear. Children and older people, frontline workers, people with existing mental health illnesses were among the vulnerable in this context. COVID-19 related suicides have also been increasingly common. Globally, measures have been taken to address mental health issues through the use of guidelines and intervention strategies. The role of social media has also been immense in this context. State-specific intervention strategies, telepsychiatry consultations, toll free number specific for psychological and behavioral issues have been issued by the Government of India. Conclusion: Keeping a positive approach, developing vulnerable-group-specific need-based interventions with proper risk communication strategies and keeping at par with the evolving epidemiology of COVID-19 would be instrumental in guiding the planning and prioritization of mental health care resources to serve the most vulnerable.

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Mental Health Issues Facing a Diverse Sample of College Students: Results from the College Student Mental Health Survey

NASPA Journal ◽

10.2202/0027-6014.1676 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Johanna Soet ◽

Todd Sevig

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

College Student ◽

Health Survey ◽

Research Policy ◽

Health Issues ◽

Student Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

College Student Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Survey

Over the past 5 years there has been increased attention given to mental health issues on college and university campuses across the country. However, few research efforts have been conducted to systematically investigate the mental health of college students. The College Student Mental Health Survey was undertaken as a first step towards gaining a better understanding of the broad range of mental health issues that face the college student population. This exploratory study describes the mental health history and current distress and coping of 939 college students from a large Midwestern public university, with an approximate enrollment of 40,000 students. Implications for research, policy, and practice are discussed.

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Social Media for Mental Health Initiatives

Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration - Global Perspectives on Health Communication in the Age of Social Media ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3716-8.ch008 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 210-224

Author(s):

Gemma Richardson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Case Studies ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Vulnerable Populations ◽

Health Issues ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Health Initiatives ◽

New Challenges

Social media has added a new dynamic for those living with mental illness. There are several benefits to using social media to obtain information and support for mental health issues, but there are also new challenges and drawbacks. This chapter explores social media for mental health initiatives, with a focus on two case studies: Facebook's suicide prevention tools and the Bell Let's Talk campaign. These case studies highlight the unique ways that social media can be harnessed to raise awareness and provide support and resources to vulnerable populations, while also providing insights into the challenges of utilizing these platforms.

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