NARRATIVES OF STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH ON TIKTOK

<p dir="ltr">This paper aims to explore the narratives of students’ mental health posted on the social media platform, TikTok, following the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Taking a phenomenological research approach, utilizing Max Van Manen’s process of phenomenology will allow me to understand the uniqueness of the individual's experiences. This will help understand why students communicate about their burnout and mental health experiences through TikTok. The use of hashtags on the TikTok videos students are posting regarding their mental health helps to build communities within this online platform. Watching and listening to 20 Toronto university students' TikTok videos detailing their experiences with mental health will help me understand why students are using this platform to share their experiences with mental health and if they are looking to build a community through this social media platform.</p>