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Youth Mental Health Help-Seeking Information Needs and Experiences: A Thematic Analysis of Reddit Posts

Published:2022-10-29 Issue: Volume: Page:0044118X2211296
ISSN:0044-118X
Container-title:Youth & Society
language:en
Short-container-title:Youth & Society

Author:

Sit Meghan¹²,Elliott Sarah A²³,Wright Kelsey S²,Scott Shannon D⁴,Hartling Lisa²³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

2. Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

3. Cochrane Child Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

4. Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Abstract

Youth are vulnerable to mental health challenges. Social media presents an opportunity to evaluate disinhibited mental health discourse and self-disclosure. The objective of this study was to explore reported experiences and information needs related to youth seeking support for mental health on the social media platform, Reddit.com. We searched two subreddits: r/mental health and r/teenagers on Reddit.com for posts made by youth (13–24 years) relating to mental health help-seeking behaviors and information needs. Posts were screened and relevant data were extracted, coded, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Thematic analysis of relevant posts yielded four themes: (1) navigating mental health issues, (2) disclosing to others, (3) barriers to seeking care, and (4) experiences seeking care. Youth may have a diverse range of mental health help-seeking-related information needs and may face several barriers throughout the process of seeking care.

Funder

Women and Children’s Health Research Institute

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Social Sciences,Sociology and Political Science,Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0044118X221129642

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