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Author : | O’Hagan L.A. | |
Title | Music for Mental Health: An Autoethnography of the Rory Gallagher Instagram Fan Community |
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| Reference : | O’Hagan L.A. Music for Mental Health: An Autoethnography of the Rory Gallagher Instagram Fan Community,Journal of Contemporary Ethnography |
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| Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85150929119&doi=10.1177%2f08912416231162077&partnerID=40&md5=eeee063a2fe6261a22a07502f2af0b66 |
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| Abstract | Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been a major increase in anxiety and depression. For many, online music fandoms have offered an important platform to combat loneliness and aid well-being. In this study, I use autoethnography, supported by psychosocial theory on recovery and sociological theory on music fandoms, to track my personal journey of recovery (2020–2022) from a mental health crisis through the support of the Rory Gallagher Instagram fan community. Specifically, I investigate how the community acts as a positive support mechanism for well-being, how my relationship with Rory and his music has changed since joining the community, and how knowledge of Rory’s own personal struggles, coupled with my own experiences, have empowered me to become a mental health advocate. Overall, the study brings attention to the importance of online music communities as informal, holistic regulating agents for mental health conditions and offers alternative ways for health services to approach mental health care. © The Author(s) 2023. |
Results:
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Certainity |
| Health and Wellbeing | 0.9957 |
| Urban and Territorial Renovation | 0.0031 |
| Peoples Engagement and Participation | 0.0209 |
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