Dillman Carpentier Francesca R, Parrott M Scott
a School of Media and Journalism , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
b College of Communication & Information Sciences , University of Alabama.
Health Commun. 2016 Nov;31(11):1334-44. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2015.1056329. Epub 2016 Mar 16.
Young adults (N = 357) were surveyed following the suicide of celebrity Robin Williams to better understand how involvement with the actor and emotional responses to his death influenced searches for information concerning depression, suicide, and mental health. Emotional distress following the actor's death mediated the relationship between involvement and certain types of information searches. Most respondents sought information about the celebrity's career, suicide, and depression using portable devices such as smartphones and laptop computers to access news websites for information. Those respondents who sought information about the suicide reported changes in their thoughts about suicide, most often dealing with the difficulty in spotting warning signs and the idea that "it can happen to anyone." Findings suggest placement of health messages within existing material about celebrity announcements on online websites and social media to drive more traffic toward general informational outlets. Messages that acknowledge emotional distress might be best placed within content specific to the celebrity's tragedy, rather than specific to the celebrity's career or performances.
在名人罗宾·威廉姆斯自杀后，对357名年轻人进行了调查，以更好地了解与这位演员的关联以及对其死亡的情绪反应如何影响了关于抑郁症、自杀和心理健康的信息搜索。这位演员去世后的情绪困扰介导了关联与某些类型信息搜索之间的关系。大多数受访者使用智能手机和笔记本电脑等便携式设备访问新闻网站来获取有关这位名人的职业、自杀和抑郁症的信息。那些搜索自杀信息的受访者报告称他们对自杀的看法发生了变化，最常见的是难以察觉警示信号以及“任何人都可能发生这种事”的想法。研究结果表明，应将健康信息置于在线网站和社交媒体上有关名人事件的现有内容中，以吸引更多流量导向一般信息渠道。承认情绪困扰的信息可能最好置于特定于名人悲剧的内容中，而不是特定于名人的职业或表演的内容中。
