ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA S INFLUENCE ON INDIVIDUALS  TENDENCY TO BELIEVE MYTHS ABOUT OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: THE INFLUENCES OF STIGMATIZED VERSUS TRIVIALIZED CONTENT

Eylul Yel

doi:10.7273/000004570

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ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA S INFLUENCE ON INDIVIDUALS TENDENCY TO BELIEVE MYTHS ABOUT OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: THE INFLUENCES OF STIGMATIZED VERSUS TRIVIALIZED CONTENT

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ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA S INFLUENCE ON INDIVIDUALS TENDENCY TO BELIEVE MYTHS ABOUT OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: THE INFLUENCES OF STIGMATIZED VERSUS TRIVIALIZED CONTENT

Eylul Yel

Washington State University

Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University

01/2022

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https://doi.org/10.7273/000004570

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/124796

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There is no limit to the array of topics entertainment media reaches. Plots around mental health and mental illness are no exception to this. By taking into account individuals’ experience with mental illness through self and/or a loved one, media attitudes, and beliefs about mental health, this study explores the ramifications of inaccurate portrayals of OCD. A close attention is given to the differences between stigmatized and trivialized portrayals of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the popular television series, Grey’s Anatomy, and how such portrayals impact individuals’ ability to recognize common myths about the condition. The study was a between subject randomized experiment. No statistically significant differences were found between the conditions. Results also indicate that participants’ assigned conditions did not have an impact on their likeliness to believe myths around OCD when controlled for participant experience with OCD and any mental illness in general.

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Title: ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA S INFLUENCE ON INDIVIDUALS TENDENCY TO BELIEVE MYTHS ABOUT OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: THE INFLUENCES OF STIGMATIZED VERSUS TRIVIALIZED CONTENT
Creators: Eylul Yel
Contributors: Porismita Borah (Advisor)
Alex Tan (Committee Member)
Yoon Joo Lee (Committee Member)
Awarding Institution: Washington State University
Academic Unit: Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
Theses and Dissertations: Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
Publisher: Washington State University
Number of pages: 47
Identifiers: OCLC#: 1370910723; 99900898640701842
Language: English
Resource Type: Thesis