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Applied Fantasy and Well-Being

Part of the Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals book series (ENUNSDG)

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Applied Fantasy is a new, innovative approach to well-being that demonstrates the significant potential within fantasy literature and media to provide effective and sustainable coping strategies for positive mental health. Emerging at the intersection of fantasy literature and media, mental health and well-being, and fan studies, the benefits from Applied Fantasy are twofold. First, the concept of an individual being part of a wider fandom is a positive step toward (a) combating isolation and (b) subverting the stigma surrounding mental health and, second, the contents of the fantasy works themselves provide solid examples and guidance on how to manage mental health concerns while not overtly discussing coping strategies for mental health.

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In this entry, the origin, context, and concept of Applied Fantasy are discussed. Developed in 2017 by Anna Mackenzie, Applied Fantasy is a way to incorporate the most positive elements of fantasy literature and media within...

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  1. Digital Humanities Hub, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK

    Anna Mackenzie

  2. International Thriving at Work Research Centre, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall & Simon Poole

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  1. Anna Mackenzie
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Correspondence to Anna Mackenzie .

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  1. FTZ-ALS, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences FTZ-ALS, Hamburg, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Walter Leal Filho

  2. Centre for Work Related Studies, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Prof. Tony Wall

  3. University of Aveiro , Aveiro, Portugal

    Prof. Ulisses Azeiteiro

  4. Ctr Neurosci & Cell Biology, 1 Floor, Univ Coimbra, Edf Fac Medicina, Coimbra, Portugal

    Prof. Dr. Anabela Marisa Azul

  5. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Prof. Dr. h. c. Luciana Brandli

  6. Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Dr. Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

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  1. HRCS/COE and RRTTC/CHAS, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA

    Catherine Zeman

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Mackenzie, A., Wall, T., Poole, S. (2019). Applied Fantasy and Well-Being. In: Leal Filho, W., Wall, T., Azeiteiro, U., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P. (eds) Good Health and Well-Being. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69627-0_80-1

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