During my glittering teaching career (proof positive that the light that burns half as long does NOT in fact burn twice as brightly), there was frequent reference to a correlation between a character on soap Hollyoaks having one of her intermittent self-harming storylines and a sudden increase in pupils cutting their arms.
This came up EVERYWHERE I went, from the university to each of the schools I did a placement at and several of the dull conferences I was forced to attend.
I DON'T know whether the link was purely anecdotal or whether there was any kind of solid base to it but it may be worth checking out if you're still looking into it.
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Date: 2006-07-27 11:34 am (UTC)During my glittering teaching career (proof positive that the light that burns half as long does NOT in fact burn twice as brightly), there was frequent reference to a correlation between a character on soap Hollyoaks having one of her intermittent self-harming storylines and a sudden increase in pupils cutting their arms.
This came up EVERYWHERE I went, from the university to each of the schools I did a placement at and several of the dull conferences I was forced to attend.
I DON'T know whether the link was purely anecdotal or whether there was any kind of solid base to it but it may be worth checking out if you're still looking into it.