Stress Clinical Trial - Taylor Swift & Mental Health Outcomes

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

A study in Singapore will explore the potential of pop culture, particularly Taylor Swift's music, in influencing young adults' attitudes toward mental health. With the highest prevalence of mental illness among this age group, the study will aim to investigate whether engagement with Swift's songs and social media will be associated with attitudes crucial for help-seeking, such as recognizing mental health issues and being open to professional services. Conducting a survey of over 600 young adults, the researchers will assess participants' mental health symptoms, engagement with Swift's content, social media and demographics, mental health help-seeking attitude and mental health self-diagnosing behavior.

Clinical Trial Description

Background: Epidemiological surveys suggest that young adulthood is the age group with the highest prevalence of mental illness. However, many young adults have negative views towards help-seeking and do not access professional services. To address this gap, popular culture may provide population-level levers to improve mental health outcomes. Objective: In this study, we will focus on Taylor Swift - a singer whose songs explore themes related to mental health. As the first objective, we will seek to understand whether young adults will feel a personal connection to her mental health-themed songs and follow her on social media. We will then examine whether these forms of engagement will predict attitudes critical for help-seeking: namely, acknowledgement that one may have a mental illness, and willingness to seek professional services as needed. Methods: In the months leading up to Taylor Swift's concerts, we will conduct a survey of over 600 young adults in Singapore (aged 18 to 34). As the primary outcome measures, participants will complete the Self-Identification as Having Mental Illness Scale (SELFI) and the Inventory of Attitudes toward Seeking Mental Health Services scale (IASMHS). As predictor variables, participants will answer questions related to: (i) their baseline symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress; (ii) their engagement with Taylor Swift's songs and social media content; and (iii) their demographics. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT06440785
Study type	Observational
Source	Yale-NUS College
Contact	Sundarimaa Erdembileg
Phone	+65 6601-1000
Email	sundarimaa.e@u.yale-nus.edu.sg
Status	Recruiting
Phase
Start date	January 1, 2024
Completion date	December 31, 2024

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Taylor Swift and Mental Health Outcomes

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