Media portrayals of mental health: analysing stigma, stereotypes and advocacy narratives

Authors

  • Luo Shuyuan Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

media representation, mental health issues, stigmatisation, stereotype, advocacy narratives, mental health, cognition, Chinese media

Abstract

This article examines how Chinese media represents mental health issues and impact of this representation on public perception, particularly the formation of stigma and stereotypes. The study examines mainstream news media, film and television works, social media platforms. It is found that Chinese media frequently links mental illness to violence and instability, reinforcing public discrimination and fear. Advocacy narratives, however, help dismantle stereotypes and reduce stigma.

Author Biography

  • Luo Shuyuan, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    master’s degree student at the department of literary-art criticism, faculty of journalism

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Published

2025-12-31

Issue

No. 2 (2025): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism

Section

Theory and Practice of Foreign Mass Media

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[1]
Shuyuan, L. 2025. Media portrayals of mental health: analysing stigma, stereotypes and advocacy narratives. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism. 2 (Dec. 2025), 75–80.