(Dis)assembling mental health through apps
The sociomaterialities of young adults' experiences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5715902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Flores (0009-0003-0443-4113), Jacinthe Flore (0000-0002-3136-9236, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 192 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-20 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media International Australia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1329878x221114486 |
| OpenAlex | W4287307084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 33 |
Typically free, accessible on-demand and easy to use, smartphone-based applications (apps) targeting mental health have expanded in recent years. This article discusses a qualitative research study with 14 young adults aged 18 to 25 years old who use apps to understand, track, and monitor their mental health. I present four vignettes drawn from a screenshot elicitation and a qualitative interview that sought to explore what is significant, socially and materially, for young adults in their usage of apps for their mental health. In this article, I examine how apps transform, interrupt, and mediate young adults' understandings and experiences of mental (ill) health. The analysis draws on sociomaterialism to demonstrate how, at a time when digital mental health is expanding, mental (ill) health is assembled and disassembled with and through apps, and users' experiences are enmeshed in affective intensities and entangled with technology
Internet privacy · Interrupt · Mental health · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |