Improving Mental Health Among Communication and Media Scholars

Four Structural Suggestions

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ID21616878
AuthorsPaul J Wright (0000-0003-1571-3700, Communication Science Unit, The Media School, Indiana University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume39
Issue8
Pages1665-1668
Publication date2024-07-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1041-0236 • E-ISSN: 1532-7027
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10410236.2024.2358276
PMID38778577
OpenAlexW4398244150
LanguageEN
References cited21

In recent years, multiple studies have called attention to the mental health of scholars across the academy. And yet, the mental health of communication and media scholars specifically has not received the focused attention it deserves. In their recent Journal of Communication article, Thomas Hanitzsch and colleagues begin the process of remedying this omission, providing important data on communication and media scholars’ mental health and its correlates. Hanitzsch and colleagues stress that their work is a starting point only, and call for their fellow communication and media scholars to engage in discussion about potential solutions. In response to their call, this essay provides four structural recommendations aimed at improving the mental health of early and mid-career scholars

Health communication · Mental health · Psychiatry · Communication · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media Influence and Health · Mental Health via Writing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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