Are you struggling? You need counselling: The growing trend of mental health contents on Instagram

Nadya Anjani Rismarini

doi:10.21831/pri.v7i2.77168

Authors

Nadya Anjani Rismarini Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8641-1369

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21831/pri.v7i2.77168

Abstract

Digital mental health platforms are increasingly emerging. These platforms provide psychological interventions and offer mental health-related content through their social media accounts on Instagram. While this content can raise awareness about mental health, it may also lead to misunderstandings and increase the risk of self-diagnosis. A recent study utilized content analysis to describe the characteristics of mental health-related content on Instagram. The results showed that the most dominant content category is romantic and family relationships, followed by life problems and psychological disorders, recovery and self-love, social media engagement, psychological knowledge, and finally, work and social relationships as the smallest category. Further investigation into science-based content is needed.

Author Biography

Nadya Anjani Rismarini, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

Department of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

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