It is increasingly common for people to discuss mental health challenges on social media platforms, but a new study finds these disclosures can affect the way potential employers view job applicants.
," says Lori Foster, co-author of a paper on the study and a professor of psychology at North Carolina State University.
"Specifically, we found that these disclosures can influence the way people view us in professional contexts," says Jenna McChesney, first author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at Meredith College who worked on the study while a grad student at NC State."It's important for people to take that into consideration when determining whether to share their mental health experiences online.
To address the question, the researchers enlisted 409 professionals with hiring experience to participate in a study. About 25% of the participants were shown the LinkedIn page of a job candidate, with no mention of mental health challenges. Another 25% of the participants were shown the same LinkedIn page, but it included a post mentioning the candidate's experiences with anxiety and depression.
"We found that study participants who saw the LinkedIn post about mental health challenges viewed the job candidate as being less emotionally stable and less conscientious," McChesney says."Hearing the interview lessened a study participant's questions about the candidate's emotional stability, but only slightly. And hearing the interview did not affect the views of participants about the job candidate's conscientiousness.
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