Promising Results from the Use of a Korean Drama to Address Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors on School Bullying and Mental Health among Asian American College-Aged Students

Promising Results from the Use of a Korean Drama to Address Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors on School Bullying and Mental Health among Asian American College-Aged Students

The limited research on bullying, mental health (MH), and help-seeking for Asian American (ASA) college students is concerning due to the public health importance. Korean drama (K-Drama) television shows may be an innovative approach to improve knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) on bullying....

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 5; p. 1637
Main Authors: Ta Park, Van My, Suen Diwata, Joyce, Win, Nolee, Ton, Vy, Nam, Bora, Rajabally, Waleed, Jones, Vanya C
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 03-03-2020
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Subjects:
Asian Americans
Attitudes
Behavior
Bullying
College students
Drama
Health services
Influence
Intervention
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
Popular culture
Popularity
Public health
Race
Social marketing
Stigma
Students
Studies
Television
Television programs
Victimization
United States > US
health education
help-seeking
Korean drama
health disparities
school bullying
mental health
Asian Americans
intervention
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Summary:The limited research on bullying, mental health (MH), and help-seeking for Asian American (ASA) college students is concerning due to the public health importance. Korean drama (K-Drama) television shows may be an innovative approach to improve knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) on bullying. This study examined whether the KAB about school bullying improved after watching a K-Drama and asked participants about their perspectives of using a K-Drama as an intervention. A convenience sample of college students ( = 118) watched a K-Drama portraying school bullying and MH issues. Pre-/post-tests on KAB on bullying were conducted. Interviews ( = 16) were used to understand their experiences with K-Dramas. The mean age was 22.1 years (1.6 SD), 83.9% were female, and 77.1% were ASAs. Many reported experiences with anxiety (67.8%), depression (38.1%), and school bullying victim experience (40.8%). Post-test scores revealed significant differences in knowledge by most school bullying variables (e.g., victim; witness) and MH issues. There were varying significant findings in post-test scores in attitudes and behaviors by these variables. Participants reported that they "love" the drama, felt an emotional connection, and thought that K-Dramas can be an educational tool for ASAs. K-Dramas may be an effective population-level tool to improve health outcomes among ASAs.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/IJERPH17051637