What do we mean by “social” in mental health research?

TY - JOUR

T1 - What do we mean by “social” in mental health research?

AU - Brossard, Baptiste Pascal Marylin

AU - Cruwys, Tegan

AU - Zhou, Haochen

AU - Hellern-Simpson, Gabriel

N1 - © 2020 Elsevier Ltd.

PY - 2020/9/1

Y1 - 2020/9/1

N2 - This article presents a methodology designed to study what is considered “social” in research on the topic of mental health. Examining a sample of 289 academic publications, we coded the meanings attributed to “social” and their linkage to mental health. Reflecting on this methodology offers a way to discuss the various uses of the adjective “social,” and highlights the significance of its (often lacking) definition in the construction of research objects.

AB - This article presents a methodology designed to study what is considered “social” in research on the topic of mental health. Examining a sample of 289 academic publications, we coded the meanings attributed to “social” and their linkage to mental health. Reflecting on this methodology offers a way to discuss the various uses of the adjective “social,” and highlights the significance of its (often lacking) definition in the construction of research objects.

KW - mental health

KW - mental illness

KW - social factors

KW - social determinants

KW - social functioning

KW - mixed methods

U2 - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113233

DO - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113233

M3 - Article

SN - 0277-9536

VL - 113233

JO - Social Science & Medicine

JF - Social Science & Medicine

M1 - 113233

ER -