Post-secondary student adoption of mental health labels through their use of social media: a scoping review
The adoption of mental health labels via social media among post-secondary students remains largely unexplored. The concept of labelling and its operationalisation vary across research. Future studies should provide more formal definitions, investigate mechanisms driving labelling and assess its potential effects on human health.
Authors
- Alexandra Yacovelli
- Neil Andersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-2136)
- E Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1176-3806)
- Van-Han-Alex Chung
- Ivan Sarmiento
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (MX)
- McGill University (CA)
- Universidad del Rosario (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107379
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00