Outline for the Literature Review Section of a Research Project

1. Research Question:
   1. What do the responses of Weibo users in public discussions related to celebrity suicides implicate the general public’s attitude towards depression in the context of Chinese Internet?
      1. The research question aims to figure out how mental health issues, particularly depression, are being discussed on social media platform. In this case, the research project focuses on unpacking Chinese people’s attitudes toward depression by examining posts in regard to four incidents of celebrity suicide.
      2. This study will examine the best strategic approach to address how the indicated cases in the paper serve as examples to demonstrate and inform readers about people’s attitudes toward mental health problems within the context of Chinese culture. Moreover, the study will further explore the role of social media platform (particularly Weibo, Chinese micro-blogging website) in aggravating stigmatization around mental illnesses in the online realm in China.

• This research employs content analysis to obtain relevant data to unfold and ascertain the general public’s attitude to depression in China. Content analysis is significant to the study for various reasons. It helps to perceive and group different processes that brought meaning to the subject matter. Furthermore, it aims to help readers comprehend how media coverage on mental health manipulates our cultural beliefs and reinforces stigmatization.

1. Overall, this is an explorative research project.