Harry Potter Works Mental Health Magic

Author

Lillyan P. Mullin, University of MiamiFollow

Volume

29

Number

1

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2023

Abstract

The Harry Potter (HP) novels have been proposed as a mental health (MH) tool. This study aims to map existing literature about HP-based MH interventions to examine the evidence available, and inform subsequent use of HP in bibliotherapy. Methods for this literature review included searching for research on HP-based MH interventions, selecting studies, extracting data, and synthesizing the data into an informed analysis. The literature available supports use of HP as a MH tool, finding positive correlations between HP bibliotherapy and improved sense of self, emotional processing ability, and connectivity. Creating educational tools that describe how to use HP as a MH intervention could aid in implementation of this intervention; such educational tools should be specific for different populations.

Keyword

Harry Potter, bibliotherapy, mental health, connectivity

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Mullin, Lillyan P. (2023) "Harry Potter Works Mental Health Magic," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 29: No. 1, Article 16.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol29/iss1/16