The Web’s Potential to Provide Depression Literacy Resources to Latinx Teens
A Missed Opportunity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21637276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucila Vargas (Hussman School of Journalism and Media, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA), Maria Leonora Comello (0000-0001-7430-6668, Hussman School of Journalism and Media, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, corresponding author), Jeannette H Porter (University of Missouri), Jeannette Porter (University of Missouri) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 366-381 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Howard Journal of Communications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1064-6175 • E-ISSN: 1096-4649 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10646175.2020.1819480 |
| OpenAlex | W3127240833 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 47 |
Among U.S. adolescents, Latinxs have the highest levels of depression and the lowest access to treatment. Educational resources on the World Wide Web have potential to redress disparities by improving mental health literacy, but little is known about the availability and quality of web documents about depression targeting Latinx teens. We conducted a qualitative content analysis of search-engine results to inform future research. Of the 330 results, the majority (48%) were news stories, most with breaking news in Spanish about youth suicides. Only two documents targeted Latinx youth, including one that was depression-specific. A critique of this document revealed that although it met some indicators of web-resource quality, it did not meet its potential to empower Latinx teens to raise their depression literacy. We argue that such scarcity is an access barrier to preventive care and contributes to existing disparities. We highlight the need for web documents aiming to enhance depression literacy among Latinx teens that are both easily discoverable as well as socio-politically and culturally tailored
Literacy · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Redress · Scarcity · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation
Qualitative Content Analysis
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance United States, 2015
Gender differences in and risk factors for depression in adolescence
Service Utilization for Lifetime Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents
Racial/ethnic discrimination and well-being during adolescence
Ethnic identity and personal well-being of people of color
Mental health literacy
More Than a Message
The future of mental health care
Null
Teens, Health and Technology
Social Media in the Sexual Lives of African American and Latino Youth
Mobilising Young Citizens in the Uk
Achieving Cultural Appropriateness in Health Promotion Programs
Latina Adolescents Health Risk Behaviors and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts
Latino Adolescents' Community Violence Exposure
Discrimination, acculturation, acculturative stress, and Latino psychological distress
A Proposed Methodology for Studying the Function and Effectiveness of Party and Candidate Web Sites
Being a Latinx adolescent under a trump presidency
Race-Related Traumatic Events Online and Mental Health Among Adolescents of Color
Mexican-descent adolescent resilience through familismo in the context of intergeneration acculturation conflict on depressive symptoms
Qualitative Exploration of Adolescent Discrimination
Latino adolescents’ mental health
A social ecological study of psychological distress among recently immigrated, Latina young adults
Latino family mental health
The evolving concept of health literacy
Religion and Spirituality
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |