Talking back to mental health stigma: An exploration of YouTube comments on anti-stigma videos

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Highlights:

• Individuals share their lived experiences of stigmatization towards mental illness through social media.

• Social media may create a safe space for individuals to share experiences of mental illness and stigmatization.

• Viewing anti-stigma materials may bring up distressing memories of stigmatization and further entrench stigmatizing beliefs.

• On social media, biomedical explanations for mental illness are predominantly shared.

摘要

•Individuals share their lived experiences of stigmatization towards mental illness through social media.•Social media may create a safe space for individuals to share experiences of mental illness and stigmatization.•Viewing anti-stigma materials may bring up distressing memories of stigmatization and further entrench stigmatizing beliefs.•On social media, biomedical explanations for mental illness are predominantly shared.

论文关键词:Mental health stigma,Social media,Mental illness,Anti-stigma

论文评审过程:Received 9 August 2021, Revised 31 December 2021, Accepted 26 January 2022, Available online 5 February 2022, Version of Record 15 February 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107214