Questionnaires

Survey monkey

Paper

Google forms

Polldaddy (in WordPress)

 

Analysis of results:

Tally results (if on paper)

Pie charts etc…

Analysis

Define target audience!!!

 

Evaluation of the process

Focus groups

Focus group design

Audio/video evidence

Outcome of activities/capture sheet

Analysis of results

Summary of findings/statements

Feedback and evaluation

More secondary research

I put this question out on social media: ‘Do you think mental health is widely spoken about enough? And if you suffer, do you feel comfortable talking about it?’

And here are some of the responses I received:

• ‘I think it’s sadly still a taboo subject’
• ‘I don’t think it’s widely spoken about properly. Especially that most teenagers suffer when going through exam periods’
• ‘Mental health isn’t nearly talked about enough an it needs to be taught in schools worldwide as it’s something 1/10 people suffer in. I suffer from anxiety and it’s hard to talk about sometimes because it’s apparently something that is a targeted thing for bullying’
• ‘Not spoken about enough, too many suffer in silence. I feel comfortable talking about it because it’s my therapy, I feel comfortable talking to friends that know me rather than a professional who thinks they know me’
• ‘Mental health is very publicly spoken about, then again it depends what country you are in’
• ‘Not widely enough yet but it’s getting a lot better. I’d feel comfortable talking about mine but only to certain people I trust, I don’t trust that everyone has a good enough understanding to be considerate with the information’

Focus groups 1

Focus group 1 plan:

Done with Trinity, Theo, Emily and Mia

Opening question: what does ‘mental health’ mean to you?

Show images of celebrities, guess which suffer from mental health – this shows that mental health doesn’t have ‘a look’, anyone could struggle with them.

On a piece of paper, write down your answers for what you think:

• the age where 50% of mental illnesses are established
• the age where 75% of mental illnesses are established
• what % of adolescents suffer from a mental health issue in a given year

Everyone take a wordsearch, I’ll give you 10 minutes to try and solve it and the winner gets a prize! (a bar of chocolate)

 

Video link:

 

Focus group 2 plan:

Done with Matt and my parents

Opening question: what does ‘mental health’ mean to you?

Quiz, answer the following:

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Focus group 3 plan:

Done at Caitlan’s birthday

 

Opening question: what does ‘mental health’ mean to you?

 

 

Research Task – Mental Health

Students suffering with anxiety and depression

What I want to achieve:

I want to raise awareness for students in schools, colleges and universities suffering with mental health issues, particularly anxiety and depression.

Ofcom broadcasting code:

When making my video, I need to take the following sections into account:

2. This section is about harm and offence, it states that ‘condones or glamorises violent, dangerous or seriously antisocial behaviour and is likely to encourage others to copy such behaviour’, which is also linked to section 1 about protecting the under 18s. The section then goes on to say ‘Methods of suicide and self-harm must not be included in programmes except where they are editorially justified and are also justified by the context.’  These link to my video because I am trying to raise awareness for these serious mental health issues. Also, I don’t want anyone to try and deal with their illnesses in any negative fashion.

3. Section 3.3 says that ‘Material which contains abusive or derogatory treatment of individuals, groups, religions or communities, must not be included’. This is relevant to my video production because I’m trying to raise awareness, and I don’t want to offend any particular groups or people.

8. This section is about privacy, and this is important because if I decide to use any real, personal experiences, I would keep the person involved anonymous and most likely acted by another person.