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Using culturally-grounded, animation narratives to encourage undocumented and U.S.-born college students to talk to a mental health professional

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study extended the Narrative Engagement Theory by testing culturally-grounded, animation narrative videos designed to reduce undocumented students’ perceived barriers to talking to a mental health professional (MHP). Students were randomly assigned to view one of four conditions: a control video, a Confidentiality & Stigma video, a Procedural Knowledge video, or both intervention videos. Undocumented students who strongly identified with the characters in the Confidentiality & Stigma video or both intervention videos reported greater intentions to talk to an MHP at the immediate post-test and one-month later. For highly stressed undocumented students, viewing the Procedural Knowledge video or both intervention videos led to seeing an MHP more since baseline. The findings were mixed for the U.S.-born sample.

Source: Communication Monographs

DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2024.2427051

Authors: Jennifer A. Kam, Laurent Wang, W. Connor Gibbs, Kyungin Kim, Damaris Garcia-Valerio, Suellen Hopfer

Institutions: University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California System, University of California, Irvine

Language: English

Topic: Media Influence and Health

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4404593718