ABSTRACT

Popular film contains an abundance of information pertaining to identity and stigma attributions popularly linked with those experiencing mental health concerns. However, this domain remains under-examined with regard to health identity representations, notably as they intersect with other social identities. Thirty years of the most popular films emphasizing mental health were content analyzed for the purpose of obtaining a contemporary assessment of the stigmatizing potential of representation patterns, notably, extending beyond popularly established associations of mental illness with danger. Distortions were observed disproportionately connecting those experiencing mental illness with stigmatizing attributes in myriad ways, including risky health behaviors (e.g., drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, eating issues), various forms of aggression (e.g., physical, verbal, sexual), and reactions to adversity (e.g., crying, attempting self-harm, and having struggles diminished by others). Additionally, evidence suggests a relative dearth of displaying the experiences of non-culturally dominant social identities and their intersections with mental health identity. Prior research has indicated that that mediated portrayals of those experiencing mental illness can influence self-perceptions and social inclinations pertaining to this health identity. Findings are discussed in terms of these potential outcomes.

摘要

流行电影包含大量关于身份和污名归因的信息，这些信息通常与那些经历心理健康问题的人有关。然而，这一领域在健康身份表征方面仍未得到充分研究，特别是因为它们与其他社会身份相交。对 30 年来最流行的强调心理健康的电影进行了内容分析，目的是对表征模式的污名化潜力进行当代评估，尤其是超越普遍建立的精神疾病与危险的关联。观察到的扭曲不成比例地将那些患有精神疾病的人以多种方式与污名化属性联系起来，包括危险的健康行为（例如，饮酒、吸烟、饮食问题），各种形式的攻击（例如，身体、语言、性），以及对逆境的反应（例如，哭泣、企图自残，以及被他人削弱的挣扎）。此外，有证据表明，相对缺乏展示非文化主导社会身份的经历及其与心理健康身份的交集。先前的研究表明，对精神疾病患者的中介描绘会影响与这种健康身份有关的自我认知和社会倾向。根据这些潜在结果讨论结果。证据表明，相对缺乏展示非文化主导社会身份的经历及其与心理健康身份的交集。先前的研究表明，对精神疾病患者的中介描绘会影响与这种健康身份有关的自我认知和社会倾向。根据这些潜在结果讨论结果。证据表明，相对缺乏展示非文化主导社会身份的经历及其与心理健康身份的交集。先前的研究表明，对精神疾病患者的中介描绘会影响与这种健康身份有关的自我认知和社会倾向。根据这些潜在结果讨论结果。