Does anime, idol culture bring depression? Structural analysis and deep learning on subcultural identity and various psychological outcomes

Liu, Yinghao; Liu, Yingxu; Wen, Jiahao

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10567

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“…Furthermore, not only is excessive watching associated with suicidal risks, researchers investigating subcultural identity reported a positive correlation between anime consumption, the formation of subcultural identity, and increased mental health problems anxiety, aggression and depressive symptoms levels. The results are highly accurate, with highest accuracy being around 71% [9]. Indulgence into the anime world may also negatively impact viewers' social life and academic performance.…”

Section: Reviews On Debates For Outcome Of Anime Viewing and Proposin...mentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Alavi et al [8] advocated this idea by suggesting that behavioral addictions are a "collection of disorders", including depression, anxiety, isolationism and so on. Similar to anime fans, long-term watching, until a "subcultural identity related to anime" was formed, which is in turn associated with statistically significant increments in suicidal tendency, depression, anxiety and aggression [9]. Hence, anime can potentially be addictive and anime addiction may incur negative health consequences.…”

Section: Validation and Characterization Of Anime Addictionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Accompanied with the cliffhangers at the end of each episode, people are highly likely to binge watch, leading to a ease in identifying with the anime subcultural group [28]. However, in interacting with a wider population, this process of identification would also lead to lower social reputation and less social support for individuals [9] (e.g. alienation, bullying).…”

Section: Predicting the Process Of Development Of Anime Addictionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Anime Obsession and Importance of Environment in Its Formation

Wang

2024

LNEP

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As a novel, developing form of art, anime has a large fan base, 33% of Japanese watch anime in a regular basis, and 27% Americans of age 18-29 find anime very favorable. Due to capability of releasing dopamine, people could certainly be addicted to anime. However, there is currently a mixed approach towards the effects watching anime. The paper would propose that the difference displayed between being a addictive viewer, which would further cause a combination of mental illnesses, and being a person who benefits from anime watching can be explained by a difference in transportation, which is determined by the social context they reside in. However, the passage would also explore how environmental impact of anime addiction differ from that of substance addiction. The paper finds that past experience learnt form environment that does not involve in drug intake only influences tendency and amount of drug intake, while not being able to determine the biochemical value of drugs, however, those experience would be able to effectively impact the amount of reward from watching anime. Finally, the passage explains how a reciprocal determinism model, annotated with social contingencies suited to modern Japan society, would potentially explain how a spiral of indulging into an addiction of anime would eventually be formed.

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Section: Reviews On Debates For Outcome Of Anime Viewing and Proposin...mentioning

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Section: Validation and Characterization Of Anime Addictionmentioning

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Anime Obsession and Importance of Environment in Its Formation

Wang

2024

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“…Celebrity worship is associated with extensive stressful outcomes and may lead to traumatic breakup experiences for fans in three ways (McCutcheon et al, 2021). First, the negative events and excessive idolatrous behavior in fandom (e.g., social media addiction, interand intra-group conflict, cyber-violence, and forced purchases) can induce a variety of negative emotions and behavior in fans, causing damage to fans' study, work, and interpersonal relationships, and even triggering dangerous behavior such as self-harm or suicide attempts (Liu et al, 2022). Second, it was found that celebrity worship occurs more often in younger individuals (adolescents or young adults; Maltby et al, 2005;Zsila et al, 2019).…”

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Breaking up with my idol: A qualitative study of the psychological adaptation process of renouncing fanship

Sun

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Introduction:This study aimed to explore the psychological adaptation process of renouncing fanship due to para-loveshock in the context of fandom culture.MethodsWe adopted netnography to explore social media platforms used by fans in China (Weibo, WeChat, and Douban) as research fields for 3 years.Results(1) The process of “breaking up with” or renouncing an idol can be divided into three phases: the resistance phase with acute stress, the negotiation phase with bargaining, and the recovery phase with attachment reconstruction. In the resistance phase, fans displayed acute stress responses due to loveshock in psychological, physical, and behavioral aspects. In the negotiation phase, fans faced four barriers to renouncement: cognitive dissonance, emotional attachment, behavioral dependence, and social threat. They bargained within the three types of cognitive framework before deciding to “leave” or “re-follow” their idol. In the recovery phase, fans adopted two types of strategies to promote recovery: healing the past and facing the future. Healing the past involved public outcry, sharing their breakup plans, cognitive reconstruction, and seeking closure to the fan role. Facing the future involved switching environments, seeking new interests, and inhibiting the re-intrusion of trauma cues. (2) Internal factors affecting the psychological adaptation process of renouncement include the level of initiative, attribution styles, experience, attachment status and core belief systems, and alternative lifestyles; external factors include social support, peer pressure from the fan community, life stressors, and types and impact of traumatic events. (3) Based on the two dimensions of orientation and commitment, fans were classified into four types: short-term rational, short-term passionate, bounded loyal, and unconditionally loyal, corresponding to non-traumatic, stressful, accumulated, and traumatic breakup processes, respectively. (4) The post-renouncement growth of fans mainly manifested in the development of mental modes, coping skills toward trauma, emotional adaptation experience, and behavior patterns.ImplicationsThis investigation of the recovery process from para-loveshock after renouncement of fanship can provide theoretical and practical insights into the development of psychological resilience for fans, reduction of the psychological distress and negative outcomes, and public governance on social media platform and cyber pop culture industry.

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Self-Accessing Popular Media for Suicide-Intervention: Exploring Youth-Led Public Discourse

Hayvon

2024

J. Psychosoc. Rehabil. Ment. Health

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Does anime, idol culture bring depression? Structural analysis and deep learning on subcultural identity and various psychological outcomes

Cited by 4 publications

References 37 publications

Anime Obsession and Importance of Environment in Its Formation

Anime Obsession and Importance of Environment in Its Formation

Breaking up with my idol: A qualitative study of the psychological adaptation process of renouncing fanship

Self-Accessing Popular Media for Suicide-Intervention: Exploring Youth-Led Public Discourse

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