The Role of Interpersonal Communication in Mental Health Literacy Interventions for Young People: A Theoretical Review

Development and refinement of a communication guide to help young adults in Texas reconnect and reduce loneliness

“…A copy of the communication guide is available in the article's supplementary material. Consistent with research indicating that health interventions are more effective when guided by communication theory [ 18 ], the content was developed by a team of interpersonal and health communication experts and informed by research and theory on communication, relationships, coping, and social support [ [28] , [29] , [30] ]. For example, the suggested tip, “reframe negative thoughts” encourages positive reappraisal as a coping strategy to manage stress and is grounded in literature relevant to this project [ 31 ].…”

“…The research presented in this manuscript took an iterative, incremental health communication approach to the public health problem of promoting social connection among young people. Our approach was informed by a number of best practices in the development and implementation of health communication interventions [ [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] ]. We were guided by existing health and interpersonal communication research and theory to develop our intervention.…”

An empirical evaluation of the predictors and consequences of social media health-misinformation seeking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…It considers potential personal factors, that is, lack of health information literacy, environmental factors, that is, information overload and peer influence; behavior, that is, social media health-misinformation seeking behavior; and consequences, that is, social media users' anxiety during health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies, on the other hand, have primarily used social cognitive theory to assess the positive side of social media (Masood et al , 2023), such as for distant learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, e-health assistance (Caban et al , 2023) and work-from-home activities (WFH) (Jackowska and Lauring, 2021)…”

“…It considers potential personal factors, that is, lack of health information literacy, environmental factors, that is, information overload and peer influence; behavior, that is, social media health-misinformation seeking behavior; and consequences, that is, social media users' anxiety during health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies, on the other hand, have primarily used social cognitive theory to assess the positive side of social media (Masood et al, 2023), such as for distant learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, e-health assistance (Caban et al, 2023) and work-from-home activities (WFH) (Jackowska and Lauring, 2021) Moreover, this research bears strong empirical support for the social media misinformation seeking behavior model, which presents that information overload, lack of health information literacy and peer influence significantly affect health-misinformation seeking behavior, further creating and increasing social media users' anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study adds and contributes to the information science (IS) literature on the effectiveness of individuals' social media misinformation seeking behavior and its consequences, specifically on social media users' anxiety during the pandemic situation, by taking to account information overload, lack of health information literacy, peer influence and social media users' misinformation seeking behavior.…”

Beyond Mosquito Bites: A Systematic Literature Review on Malaria Prevention Behavior Intervention

“…It emphasizes the importance of interpersonal context, including family relationships and social support networks, as entry points for social change. Besides increased knowledge on unsafe abortion, the study reported that the intervention led to an increase in modern family planning use and participants acting as change agents in their communities, disseminating accurate information and behavior change stories [30].…”