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Samuel Rita Thesis revised__final format approved LW 8-8-9-19.pdf (718.38 KB)
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Vividness in Portrayals and Disclaimers on Depression and Suicide
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Rita, Samuel N.
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Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2019, Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, Communication.
Abstract
The present investigation examines the impact of vividness in portrayals of suicide on empathy, perceived and personal mental health stigma, and help-seeking (treatment) intentions. Through the theoretical frameworks of framing and inoculation, the study examined the impact of vividness in both entertainment portrayals of suicide and the warning messages that precede them. More specifically, the study explored the potential for vividness to impact empathy and sympathy along with stigma (through message framing) and the potential for vividness to increase help-seeking warning messages (through inoculation). With the increase of portrayals of suicide in mass media, this study examines one such portrayal from the Netflix television series, 13 Reasons Why, to provide recommendations for future portrayals.
Committee
Angeline Sangalang, Ph.D. (Advisor)
James Robinson, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Brittany Beckner, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Pages
64 p.
Subject Headings
Communication
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Health
Keywords
Vividness
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Framing
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Inoculation
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13 Reasons Why
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Media Effects
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Suicide
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Rita, S. N. (2019).
Vividness in Portrayals and Disclaimers on Depression and Suicide
[Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1565370808067916
APA Style (7th edition)
Rita, Samuel.
Vividness in Portrayals and Disclaimers on Depression and Suicide.
2019. University of Dayton, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1565370808067916.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Rita, Samuel. "Vividness in Portrayals and Disclaimers on Depression and Suicide." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1565370808067916
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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