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    The Language and Labelling Used by University Students When Discussing Mental Health

    Rodwell, J, Grogan, S and Cole, J (2017) The Language and Labelling Used by University Students When Discussing Mental Health. British Journal of School Nursing, 12 (8). pp. 380-385. ISSN 1752-2803

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    Abstract

    This study aimed to explore University students’ understandings of mental health issues, mental health labels, and their attitudes towards these concepts. Five participants (four women aged 18-20, and one 24-year-old man) discussed in a focus group aspects of their childhood that they considered had affected their attitudes towards mental health and labelling. The three themes produced by inductive thematic analysis were ‘the language and context of labelling’, ‘stereotypes and social stigma’, and ‘personal experiences’. Findings have important implications for school nurses who work in primary schools, and who need to be aware of language use.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 30 Oct 2017 15:53
    Publisher: Mark Allen Healthcare
    Additional Information: This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of a paper accepted for publication in British Journal of School Nursing, published by Mark Allen Healthcare and copyright MA Healthcare Ltd.
    Divisions: Faculties > Health and Education
    Subject terms: 1110 Nursing, 1117 Public Health And Health Services
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/619362
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjsn.2017.12.8.380
    ISSN 1752-2803

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