Deconstructing TikTok Videos on Mental Health: Cross-sectional, Descriptive Content Analysis (Preprint)

Basch, Corey H.; Donelle, Lorie; Fera, Joseph; Jaime, Christie

doi:10.2196/preprints.38340

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“…The themes identified across signatures suggest users experience these communities as coping strategies for struggles with daily life that are not fully supported or recognized outside of TikTok. In this way, DID TikTok appears to share similarities with the kind of positive social support for mental illness that Basch et al (2022) and Russell et al (2021) have identified on the platform, which they suggest may have the potential to reduce stigma and encourage helpseeking behaviors. Still, affinities between users seemed primarily built on pointing toward a desire for affirmation within this community and a collective naming of DID experience, as opposed to a movement toward "treating" or "curing" illness.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Scholarship suggests that mental health-related content on the platform is incredibly prevalent and receives high levels of engagement (Zenone et al, 2021). Much of this engagement is positive, with commenters offering social support, personal narratives, and advice (Basch et al, 2022). A recent content analysis of substance use disorder recovery videos on TikTok found that content creators depicted a strong social identity in recovery and offered social support to others.…”

Section: Tiktok and Mental Illnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Systems and selves: An exploratory examination of dissociative identity disorder on TikTok.

Greene¹,

Maloul²,

Norling³

et al. 2023

Qualitative Psychology

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In 2020, in the midst of COVID-19 related social distancing, the relatively new social media platform, TikTok, burgeoned in popularity. One somewhat surprising topic area that rose to prominence on the platform during this time was dissociative identity disorder (DID). Some researchers and clinicians expressed concern that the proliferation of DID content on the platform may have contributed to a marked increase in individuals presenting with DID and related symptoms. However, given that the relationship between DID and the media has historically been fraught with skepticism, as well as recent work by Christensen (2022) highlighting the development of Plural cultures online, it is critical to better understand DID on TikTok before passing such judgements. This study presents the first examination of the DID TikTok community through a descriptive analysis of 325 user signatures. Using a combination of qualitative codebook thematic analysis and quantitative content analysis, this project maps the contours of the community and centers the creative identity work that individuals within this community appear to undertake. We identified the following three themes within this sample of signatures: (a) Describing DID (with System Architectures, Diagnostic Authenticity, and Being Plural as subthemes), (b) Establishing Boundaries, and (c) Labeling Intersecting Identities. In addition to providing insights into DID TikTok, this study offers a methodological contribution by modeling one way of scaling rigorous qualitative analysis for social media platforms by using quantitative content analysis to complement qualitative methods.

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Section: Exclusive Communitiesmentioning

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confidence: 99%

Systems and selves: An exploratory examination of dissociative identity disorder on TikTok.

Greene¹,

Maloul²,

Norling³

et al. 2023

Qualitative Psychology

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TikTok and #OccupationalTherapy: Cross-sectional Study

Chasca¹,

Nerada²,

Zenone³

et al. 2023

JMIR Form Res

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Background Medical providers use the short-form video social media platform TikTok to share information related to their scope of practice and insights about their professions. Videos under the hashtag #occupationaltherapy on TikTok have over 100 million views, but there is no evidence investigating how occupational therapy information and knowledge are shared on the platform. Objective The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to describe TikTok content with the hashtag #occupationaltherapy and investigate how occupational therapy is portrayed. Methods We performed a content analysis on the top 500 TikTok videos under the hashtag #occupationaltherapy. We analyzed occupational therapy content themes (occupational therapy intervention, education, student training, universal design, and humor), practice settings (pediatrics, generalists, dementia, hand therapy, neurology, occupational therapy students, older adults, mental health, and unknown), and sentiments (positive, negative, and neutral). Results The videos in our sample (n=500) received 175,862,994 views. The 2 most prevalent content areas were education (n=210) and occupational therapy interventions (n=146). The overall sentiment of the videos was positive (n=302). The most frequently observed practice settings in the videos were pediatrics (n=131) and generalists (n=129). Most videos did not state that it was occupational therapy (n=222) or misused the hashtag (n=131). Conclusions TikTok has the potential for occupational therapists to share innovations, build communities of practice, and engage in collaborative efforts to share information about occupational therapists’ unique roles with diverse populations. Future research is needed to monitor the quality of information and debunk inaccuracies.

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TikTok and #OccupationalTherapy: Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)

Chasca¹,

Nerada²,

Zenone³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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BACKGROUND Health care professionals have utilized the social media platform TikTok as a means of educating individuals worldwide through short-form videos. In the last year, #occupationaltherapy has been accessed millions of times on TikTok, however, presently there is no evidence investigating how occupational therapy information and knowledge is shared on the platform. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to describe the content of TikTok videos with the hashtag #occupationaltherapy and investigate how occupational therapy is being portrayed. METHODS We analyzed the top 500 videos on TikTok with the hashtag #occupationaltherapy to identify what information is being shared. Researchers completed a content and sentiment analysis to identify the most common themes relevant to occupational therapy and the overall sentiment of the videos. RESULTS As of May 2022, the videos in our sample (n=500) were viewed over 175,000,000 times. Education (n= 210) and occupational therapy treatment (n=146) were the two most prevalent content themes. The overall sentiment of the videos was positive (n=302). The most frequently observed practice settings in the videos were pediatrics (n=133) and generalists (n=133). Most videos did not state that it was occupational therapy (n=222) or misused the hashtag (n=131). CONCLUSIONS TikTok has the potential to be used by occupational therapy to share innovations and best practices, build communities of practice, and engage in collaborative efforts to share information about our role with diverse populations. However, attention is needed to monitor quality control of content and guide how information is shared over time. CLINICALTRIAL n/a

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Deconstructing TikTok Videos on Mental Health: Cross-sectional, Descriptive Content Analysis (Preprint)

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

Systems and selves: An exploratory examination of dissociative identity disorder on TikTok.

Systems and selves: An exploratory examination of dissociative identity disorder on TikTok.

TikTok and #OccupationalTherapy: Cross-sectional Study

TikTok and #OccupationalTherapy: Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)

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