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Making Mental Health Information Accessible To Latinxs Through The Use Of Internet Forums, April Martinez
Making Mental Health Information Accessible To Latinxs Through The Use Of Internet Forums, April Martinez
Undergraduate Distinction Papers
This study was conducted to explore the use of Internet memes as a way to address mental health stigma within the Latinx community. The study measured participants’ mental health prejudice both before and after exposure to a series of memes over a two-week span. The control group was shown memes that did not relate to mental health and the experimental group was shown mental health memes. The results were analyzed both quantitatively, for significant between group differences in posttest prejudice, and qualitatively for emerging themes in the participants’ comments on the memes. Results showed no significant decrease of stigma between …
The Relationship Between Social Media And Political Polarization Among Members Of Generation Z, Hanna Getreu
The Relationship Between Social Media And Political Polarization Among Members Of Generation Z, Hanna Getreu
Undergraduate Distinction Papers
ABSTRACT With this study, I analyze the social media behaviors of ninety-four Generation Z Otterbein Students to evaluate the relationship between social media and political polarization. I distributed an online survey to ask about their social media practices, social media networks, and political identification to best identify aspects of political polarization present through how they used social media. Using Social Learning Theory, Social Identity Theory and Limited Effects Theory as theoretical bases for this work, I identified political polarization using three categories: hostility towards others because of politics, reinforcement of political ideology, and political identification. I find that the majority …