Impressions of Health Messages Among Black Women-Study 2

The primary goal of this experiment is to explore how Black women perceive messaging that discusses best mental health practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly when the message discusses the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on Black women (i.e., a targeted messaging). Black female participants will read a health message discussing the general stressors of the pandemic (non-targeted), a targeted message about the disproportionate mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black women that only discusses individual self-care strategies to address mental health challenges (targeted-individual), or a targeted message that also discusses societal changes that could promote greater support for Black women (targeted-societal). The message will either be written by a Black male or White female mental health professional. We will explore impressions of the source and the message.