A recurring claim in the literature is that active social media use (ASMU) leads to increases in well-being, whereas passive social media use (PSMU) leads to decreases in well-being. The aim of this ...review was to investigate the validity of this claim by comparing the operationalizations and results of studies into the association of ASMU and PSMU with well-being (e.g. happiness) and ill-being (e.g. depressive symptoms). We found 40 survey-based studies, which utilized a hodgepodge of 36 operationalizations of ASMU and PSMU and which yielded 172 associations of ASMU and/or PSMU with well-/ill-being. Most studies did not support the hypothesized associations of ASMU and PSMU with well-/ill-being. Time spent on ASMU and PSMU may be too coarse to lead to meaningful associations with well-/ill-being. Therefore, future studies should take characteristics of the content of social media (e.g. the valence), its senders (e.g. pre-existing mood), and receivers (e.g. differential susceptibility) into account.
Flexing sering dilakukan oleh Generasi Z di media sosial Instagram. Tindakan ini dilakukan sebagai cara mereka mendapatkan pengakuan dari orang lain khususnya followers sekaligus menegaskan identitas ...sosialnya. Instagram menjadi platform menarik bagi Generasi Z karena media ini sering menghadirkan postingan kesempurnaan yang mendorong mereka untuk menunjukkan kesempurnaan pula. Kondisi ini telah menjadikan Instagram sebagai mesin hasrat bagi mereka untuk menampilkan image diri yang menarik perhatian. Tujuan penelitian ini ada tiga. Pertama, menganalisis kategori flexing yang dilakukan Generasi Z di Instagram. Kedua, menganalisis Instagram yang bertransformasi menjadi mesin hasrat. Ketiga, menganalisis flexing yang mendorong Generasi Z dalam menampilkan fragmentasi tubuh yang palsu. Berbeda dengan penelitian terdahulu yang memandang flexing sebagai tindakan negatif, dalam penelitian ini flexing dipandang sebagai tindakan yang perlu ditampilkan khususnya Generasi Z di media sosial, sehingga terjadi pergeseran makna dengan generasi sebelumnya. Untuk mengeksplorasi penelitian ini penulis menggunakan teori simulasi hiperrealitas oleh Jean Baudrillard. Metode penelitian yaitu metode penelitian kualitatif pendekatan etnografi oleh Robert Kozinets. Penelitian ini dilakukan mulai bulan oktober sampai november 2023. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi dan wawancara. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini melalui tiga tahap yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu flexing yang dilakukan Generasi Z di Instagram terbagi menjadi tiga kategori yaitu flexing gaya hidup, pencapaian diri, dan hobi baru. Flexing menjadi hal yang wajar dilakukan Generasi Z agar mudah mendapatkan identitas sosial. Selain itu, Instagram sebagai media untuk melakukan flexing alhasil mampu menstimulasi generasi ini untuk menampilkan fragmentasi tubuh yang palsu.
This study's primary goal is to ascertain how students at UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau's Department of English Language Education feel about using Instagram to help them learn vocabulary. This study ...uses a descriptive design and a qualitative methodology. The study involved 20 informants who were selected through purposive sampling, all of whom were first-semester students at the English Education Department of UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau. Interviews were used by the researcher to gather data. Several benefits and drawbacks that students saw with Instagram use. In general, all students believe that Instagram accounts dedicated to learning English can aid and encourage their vocabulary acquisition. The explanation of the accounts was simple to understand, and students can learn whenever and wherever they choose because it is backed by engaging content. The flexibility of learning appeals to the students. As English majors, it can be extremely beneficial to them and help with their studies.
In 2014, with the release of Barbie’s official profile on Instagram, people felt encouraged to create pages to share images and stories of their own Barbie dolls, creating a doll community on ...Instagram. The purpose of this work, part of an ongoing PhD research, was to explore this online community, understand how Barbie is portrayed on Instagram, and identify constructions that reflect aspects of our culture. For this investigation, a netnographic study of 100 Instagram profiles was performed. Overall, we found that the images of the doll can be understood as devices, which refers to any artifact capable of capturing and shaping people’s gestures, behavior, and opinions. In general, Barbie is used on Instagram as a protagonist of lifestyle narratives (88 % of the pages). We also found that 11 % of the pages are dedicated to fashion editorials. In both cases, we found consistent similarities between the images and captions shared by users with those posted on the doll’s official profile. Unexpectedly, this study also identified profiles that use images of Barbie to promote discussions of topics related to the black population, comprising 1 % of the total sample, demonstrating a new way of using the doll’s images.
En 2014, con el lanzamiento del perfil oficial de Barbie en Instagram, las personas se sintieron motivadas a crear páginas para compartir imágenes e historias de sus propias muñecas, lo que llevó a que se creara una comunidad de muñecas en Instagram. El propósito de este trabajo fue explorar esta comunidad, comprender cómo se retrata Barbie en Instagram e identificar construcciones que reflejen aspectos de nuestra cultura. Para esta investigación, se realizó un estudio netnográfico de 100 perfiles de Instagram. En general, las imágenes de la muñeca pueden entenderse como dispositivos, comprendidos como cualquier artefacto capaz de capturar y dar forma a los comportamientos y opiniones de las personas. Con frecuencia, Barbie se utiliza en Instagram como protagonista de narrativas de estilo de vida (88 % de las páginas). También se encontró que el 11 % de las páginas están dedicadas a editoriales de moda. En ambos casos, se evidenciaron similitudes entre las imágenes y leyendas compartidas por los usuarios y las publicadas en el perfil oficial. Inesperadamente, este estudio así mismo identificó perfiles que usan imágenes de Barbie para promover la discusión de temas relacionados con la población negra (1 %), lo que muestra una nueva forma de emplear las imágenes de la muñeca.
Em 2014, com o lançamento do perfil oficial da Barbie no Instagram, as pessoas se sentiram encorajadas a criar páginas para compartilhar imagens e histórias de suas bonecas Barbie, o que criou uma comunidade de bonecas no Instagram. O objetivo deste trabalho, parte de uma pesquisa de doutorado em curso, foi explorar essa comunidade on-line e compreender como a Barbie é retratada no Instagram, identificando também construções que refletem aspectos da nossa própria cultura. Para esta pesquisa, foi realizado um estudo netnográfico de 100 perfis do Instagram. De modo geral, constatamos que as imagens da boneca podem ser entendidas como dispositivos, o que se refere a qualquer artefato capaz de capturar e moldar gestos, comportamentos e opiniões das pessoas. Em geral, a Barbie é utilizada no Instagram como protagonista de narrativas de estilo de vida (88 % das páginas). Verificamos também que 11 % das páginas são dedicadas a editoriais de moda. Em ambos os casos, encontramos semelhanças consistentes entre as imagens e as legendas compartilhadas pelos usuários com as postadas no perfil oficial da boneca. Inesperadamente, este estudo também identificou perfis que utilizam imagens da Barbie para promover discussão de temas relacionados à população negra (1 % do total da amostra), o que demonstra uma nova forma de utilização das imagens da boneca.
Social media platforms such as Instagram have recently become popular among dentists, dental interest groups, and patients for sharing dental-related information. However, a study that dissects and ...analyzes implant-related posts on Instagram is lacking.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the type of implant-related information on Instagram by highlighting the characteristics of the top-performing posts and assessing their usefulness as educational content.
A list of 12 implantology-related hashtags on Instagram was searched, and, for each hashtag, data were acquired for the “Top 12 posts” listed by the Instagram search algorithm. The contents of each post, including the number of likes and followers, content type, poster role, post content, theme and type, account type, and accuracy of claims, were collected. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and comparisons were performed by using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests (α=.05).
The search identified 4 541 867 implant-related posts. The 2 most used hashtags were #dentalimplants (n=1 478 770) and #implant (n=1 303 575). Authorship and content analysis showed that dentists, including specialists, posted about 42% of the posts. More than half of the posts were in the form of pictures (62.5%), self-promotional (77.8%), and used for marketing purposes (61.8%). Most posts were not supported by evidence, and only 27.8% shared clinical facts. However, compared with self-promotional posts, most educational posts shared clinical facts with more likes, views, and followers (P<.001).
More than 4 million posts related to implant dentistry were identified on Instagram. Dental interest groups and patients authored most posts, with less contribution from dentists and specialists. Social media awareness among dentists may enhance the number of educational posts and provide a novel platform for networking and communication.
This study examined the relationship between Instagram use (overall, as well as specifically viewing fitspiration images) and body image concerns and self-objectification among women between the ages ...of 18 and 25 from the United States (n = 203) and from Australia (n = 73). Furthermore, this study tested whether internalization of the societal beauty ideal, appearance comparison tendency in general, or appearance comparisons to specific target groups on Instagram mediated any relationships between Instagram use and the appearance-related variables. Greater overall Instagram use was associated with greater self-objectification, and that relationship was mediated both by internalization and by appearance comparisons to celebrities. More frequently viewing fitspiration images on Instagram was associated with greater body image concerns, and that relationship was mediated by internalization, appearance comparison tendency in general, and appearance comparisons to women in fitspiration images. Together, these results suggest that Instagram usage may negatively influence women’s appearance-related concerns and beliefs.
The phenomenon of social media has undergone a transformation, serving as a platform for facilitating online commerce, exchanging ideas, disseminating information, and unfortunately, facilitating ...illicit activities such as fraud, intimidation, defamation, hate speech, and other related behaviors. The anonymity provided by social media platforms renders it a potent tool for disseminating harmful or discriminatory material. The purpose of this research is to describe hate speech directed at Putri Delina (PD) in her personal Instagram comment column. The descriptive qualitative research methods are used in this study. The main theory in this study is Searle's pragmatic speech act theory, and the data source is a screenshot of netizen comments on PD's Instagram account in 2022. The results of the study show that PD received hate speech in the comments section of her Instagram account. First, the expressive illocutionary, category-criticizing, found four data. Second, assertive illocutionary type, the state category, found one data. Third, the type of illocutionary commissive, swear category, found one data. Fourth, the illocutionary type of directive, the advising category, found three data. Last, the illocutionary type of declarative, the category of prohibit, found one data.
“Ya no hay lectores de poesía” o “a la poesía sólo la leen los poetas” son frases muy comunes y constantes para quienes de alguna u otra forma nos acercamos al mundo poético, las escuchamos cada vez ...con más fuerza y estas frases contundentes desencadenan la preocupación por saber qué pasa hoy en día con la poesía. Toda poesía va a su tiempo y en los últimos años la poesía se ha vuelto parte de tendencias contemporáneas, el boom de las redes sociales en internet y el marketing para la publicación rápida en función de no perder el interés del consumidor ha llevado a la poesía a simplificarse de manera extraordinaria, se ha vuelto la protagonista de los best-sellersen las editoriales más renombradas o el primer acercamiento de mucha gente a la poesía por ser una literatura exprés, pero ¿cómo valoramos si le podemos llamar poesía o no?
The purpose of this study is to understand the role of social media content on users' engagement behavior. More specifically, we investigate: (i)the direct effects of format and platform on users' ...passive and active engagement behavior, and (ii) we assess the moderating effect of content context on the link between each content type (rational, emotional, and transactional content) and users' engagement. The dataset contained 1,038 social media posts and 1,336,741 and 95,996 fan likes and comments, respectively based on Facebook and Instagram. The results reveal that the effectiveness of social media content on users' engagement is moderated by content context. The findings contribute to understanding engagement and users' experience with social media. This study is a pioneering one to empirically assess the construct of social media engagement behavior through the effects of content types and content contexts on a dual social media platform.
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