An experimental investigation of adolescent and young adult responses to stigmatizing and supportive social media posts in response to a depressed peer

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Highlights:

• Participants had positive intentions to support a peer with mental ill health.

• Stigmatizing social media comments increased perceptions of societal stigma.

• Young adult men had higher levels of personal stigma than young adult women.

• Higher levels of personal stigma associated with lower intention to give support.

• Reading stigmatizing comments increased supportive intentions.

摘要

•Participants had positive intentions to support a peer with mental ill health.•Stigmatizing social media comments increased perceptions of societal stigma.•Young adult men had higher levels of personal stigma than young adult women.•Higher levels of personal stigma associated with lower intention to give support.•Reading stigmatizing comments increased supportive intentions.

论文关键词:Stigma,Young people,Social media,Online communication,Peer-to-peer interaction

论文评审过程:Received 1 August 2021, Revised 20 December 2021, Accepted 2 February 2022, Available online 5 February 2022, Version of Record 10 February 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107229