Podcasts as a tool for enhancing mental health literacy: An investigation of mental health-related podcasts

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dc.contributor.authorÓ Caoilte, Naoise
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Raegan
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-16T09:02:30Z
dc.date.available2022-09-16T09:02:30Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: Podcasts, including mental health-related podcasts are an increasingly popular medium through which to access information. There is a significant scarcity of research on listeners’ experiences of mental health–related podcasts. The present research is the first of its kind and seeks to explore the experiences of mental health-related podcast listeners. Method: The present study gathered data, via an online survey (N=722). Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics to examine factors which impacted participants’ reasons for, and experiences of listening to mental health-related podcasts, and their previous experiences of mental health services/resources. Findings: Results demonstrate that several demographic factors influence participant experiences of, and reasons for listening to mental health-related podcasts. A class divide emerged from the data and the results suggest that the most socially excluded portion of the study population, use podcasts as a tool for personal development and to improve their mental health literacy (MHL). Conclusion: Results provide evidence for the positive effects of listening to mental health-related podcasts, with biggest impacts seen in those in low income and educational status brackets. Furthermore, mental health-related podcasts are a promising resource that can be employed by formal mental health services as psychoeducational tools.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationÓ Caoilte, N., Lambert, S. and Murphy, R. (2023) 'Podcasts as a tool for enhancing mental health literacy: An investigation of mental health-related podcasts', Mental Health & Prevention, 30, 200285 (7pp). doi: 10.1016/j.mhp.2023.200285en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.mhp.2023.200285
dc.identifier.endpage22en
dc.identifier.journaltitleMental Health & Preventionen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13613
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rights© 2023, the Authors. Published by Elsevier GmbH. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectPodcastsen
dc.subjectMental health literacyen
dc.subjectPsycho-educationen
dc.subjectStigmaen
dc.subjectHelp-seekingen
dc.titlePodcasts as a tool for enhancing mental health literacy: An investigation of mental health-related podcastsen
dc.typeArticle en
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