"Twitter is Really Therapeutic at Times": Examination of Black Men's Twitter Conversations Following Hip-Hop Artist Kid Cudi's Depression Disclosure
"Twitter is Really Therapeutic at Times": Examination of Black Men's Twitter Conversations Following Hip-Hop Artist Kid Cudi's Depression Disclosure
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10.1080/10410236.2019.1700436
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发表时间：
2019-12-07
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3.9
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Francis, Diane B.
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作者：
Francis, Diane B.
精神疾病影响了相当数量的非裔美国人，黑人男子背负着沉重的负担。在过去的几年里，越来越多的黑人男性名人公开讨论他们与精神疾病的斗争，旨在提高人们的意识，教育公众，减少黑人社区围绕心理健康的耻辱。在这项探索性研究中，我调查了嘻哈歌手斯科特·“基德·库迪”梅斯库迪2016年10月披露抑郁症后的Twitter对话。在这一消息披露后，#YouGoodMan标签被创造出来，以便在Twitter上吸引黑人男性参与关于心理健康的对话。我用主题分析的方法分析了来自该标签的1482条推文样本。这项研究提出了三个不同的主题，对心理健康交流产生了影响。这三个主题是：(A)倡导披露精神健康；(B)提供线上和线下支持；(C)承认文化和社会的作用和影响。研究结果与社会表征理论、名人影响力和健康运动相关。
Mental illness affects a considerable number of African Americans, and Black men bare a heavy burden. Over the past few years, more and more Black male celebrities have publicly discussed their struggles with mental illness, aiming to raise awareness, educate the public, and reduce stigma around mental health in the Black community. In this exploratory study, I investigated Twitter conversations following hip-hop artist Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi's October 2016 depression disclosure. Following the disclosure, the hashtag #YouGoodMan was created to engage Black men on Twitter in conversations about mental health. I used thematic analysis to analyze a sample of 1,482 tweets from the hashtag. Three distinct themes emerged from this study, with implications for mental health communication. The three themes are (a) advocating for mental health disclosure, (b) providing online and offline support, and (c) acknowledging the role and impact of culture and society. The findings are discussed relevant to social representations theory, celebrity influence, and health campaigns.