Activism Against Stigma
This study examines how YA literature, featuring characters with anxiety disorders, can serve as a resource to support teachers’ and students’ understanding and discussions about mental health, while creating spaces to discuss these topics and promoting activism against stigma and misconceptions ab...
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This study examines how YA literature, featuring characters with anxiety disorders, can serve as a resource to support teachers’ and students’ understanding and discussions about mental health, while creating spaces to discuss these topics and promoting activism against stigma and misconceptions about mental illness. Two novels, “You Asked for Perfect” and “Under Rose-Tainted Skies,” were analyzed using critical discourse analysis and Vygotsky’s constructivism. The findings suggest that YA literature can enhance understanding of mental health, stimulate discussions about mental illness, foster empathy, and serve as a valuable resource for teachers and students in promoting mental health literacy and challenging stigma.
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| spelling | doaj-art-f5bd0a6e521b45efa2fce5e97e7aafd52025-08-04T20:16:08ZengUniversity of Oklahoma LibrariesStudy and Scrutiny2376-52752025-05-017110.15763/issn.2376-5275.2025.7.1.163-184Activism Against StigmaSydney M. Smith0Elsie Lindy Olan 1University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central Florida This study examines how YA literature, featuring characters with anxiety disorders, can serve as a resource to support teachers’ and students’ understanding and discussions about mental health, while creating spaces to discuss these topics and promoting activism against stigma and misconceptions about mental illness. Two novels, “You Asked for Perfect” and “Under Rose-Tainted Skies,” were analyzed using critical discourse analysis and Vygotsky’s constructivism. The findings suggest that YA literature can enhance understanding of mental health, stimulate discussions about mental illness, foster empathy, and serve as a valuable resource for teachers and students in promoting mental health literacy and challenging stigma. https://journals.shareok.org/studyandscrutiny/ojs/studyandscrutiny/article/view/1184young adult literature (YAL)mental illnessstigmayouth literaciesconstructivism |
| spellingShingle | Sydney M. Smith Elsie Lindy Olan Activism Against Stigma Study and Scrutiny young adult literature (YAL) mental illness stigma youth literacies constructivism |
| title | Activism Against Stigma |
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| title_short | Activism Against Stigma |
| title_sort | activism against stigma |
| topic | young adult literature (YAL) mental illness stigma youth literacies constructivism |
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