October 15, 2025Open Access

Social Media Narratives on Menopause: An Online Experiment (Preprint)

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Online experiment reveals differing emotional responses to menopause narratives, indicating social media's role in shaping perceptions.

Viewing distress-framed menopause posts increases worry and reduces feelings of empowerment, suggesting impactful narrative framing.
Participants who encountered transformative narratives felt less positively inclined towards posts compared to those viewing normal narratives.
Women reported greater confusion and anxiety after distress narratives, though this framing did not affect their social media engagement intentions.
Older participants and post-menopausal status correlated with less worry, highlighting demographic impacts on emotional responses to content.

Osborne et al. (2025) studied this question.

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October 15, 2025Open Access

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Online experiment reveals differing emotional responses to menopause narratives, indicating social media's role in shaping perceptions.

Viewing distress-framed menopause posts increases worry and reduces feelings of empowerment, suggesting impactful narrative framing.
Participants who encountered transformative narratives felt less positively inclined towards posts compared to those viewing normal narratives.
Women reported greater confusion and anxiety after distress narratives, though this framing did not affect their social media engagement intentions.
Older participants and post-menopausal status correlated with less worry, highlighting demographic impacts on emotional responses to content.

Osborne et al. (2025) studied this question.

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