Representations of mental health and mental health problems in content published by female social media influencers

IF 1.5 2区社会学 Q1 CULTURAL STUDIES

International Journal of Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.1177/13678779231210583

Judith Lind, Anette Wickström

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Abstract

When social media influencers (SMIs) describe their experiences of mental health problems, they contribute to the circulation of representations of mental health. The aim of this article is to analyse the ways of talking about mental health problems that are made accessible to a wider audience through the YouTube videos published by four Swedish female SMIs. Our analysis shows that much content related to mental health contains traces of, and contributes to discourses informed by, positive psychology. Mostly, mental health problems are represented as manageable, if only the individual assumes responsibility for her mental wellbeing, but a few videos also contain displays of negativity and resignation. In addition to avoiding association with the unattractiveness associated with negativity, the four SMIs navigate expectations placed on them to encourage confidence and self-love while at the same time expressing modesty. The result is representations of mental health that are multi-layered and complex.

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女性社交媒体影响者发布的内容中对心理健康和心理健康问题的表述

当社交媒体影响者(SMIs)描述他们的心理健康问题经历时，他们有助于心理健康表征的传播。这篇文章的目的是分析讨论心理健康问题的方式，这些方式是通过四名瑞典女性心理健康管理人员发布的YouTube视频向更广泛的受众开放的。我们的分析表明，许多与心理健康相关的内容都包含积极心理学的痕迹，并有助于积极心理学的论述。大多数情况下，只要个人对自己的心理健康负责，心理健康问题就会被认为是可控的，但也有一些视频表现出消极和无奈。除了避免与消极的无吸引力联系在一起外，这四名smi还在表达谦虚的同时，引导人们对他们的期望，以鼓励自信和自爱。其结果是心理健康的表征是多层次和复杂的。

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International Journal of Cultural Studies Multiple-

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4.20

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9.50%

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Cultural Studies is committed to rethinking cultural practices, processes, texts and infrastructures beyond traditional national frameworks and regional biases. The journal publishes theoretical, empirical and historical analyses that interrogate what culture means, and what culture does, across global and local scales of power and action, diverse technologies and forms of mediation, and multiple dimensions of performance, experience and identity. Dedicated to theoretical and methodological innovation in cultural research, the journal is multidisciplinary in outlook, publishing relevant contributions that integrate approaches from the social sciences, humanities, information sciences and more. International Journal of Cultural Studies publishes original research articles. The journal gives preference to papers that extend existing theory or generate new theory through interpretive engagement with empirical cases. Papers based on single country case-studies should clearly indicate and develop the broader relevance of their analyses for an international readership. The journal does not publish close readings of single texts; but it does consider critical, contextualised readings that similarly indicate and develop the broader relevance of their analyses to the field. International Journal of Cultural Studies regularly publishes special issues on urgent questions in the field as well as on specific regions, industries and practices.