“I think you’d rather listen to an influencer than a doctor”: How teenage girls make meaning of influencers’ mental health advice’
Childhood: A journal of global child research
Published online on May 12, 2026
Abstract
Childhood, Ahead of Print.
The article takes inspiration from childhood studies and child audience research to examine teenage girls’ meaning-making of popular female social media influencers’ videos in which they advise their followers on mental health issues. Using the ...
The article takes inspiration from childhood studies and child audience research to examine teenage girls’ meaning-making of popular female social media influencers’ videos in which they advise their followers on mental health issues. Using the ...