scholarly journals Online social integration is associated with reduced mortality risk

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (46) ◽  
pp. 12980-12984 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Hobbs ◽  
Moira Burke ◽  
Nicholas A. Christakis ◽  
James H. Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Human Longevity ◽  
California Department ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Vital Records

Social interactions increasingly take place online. Friendships and other offline social ties have been repeatedly associated with human longevity, but online interactions might have different properties. Here, we reference 12 million social media profiles against California Department of Public Health vital records and use longitudinal statistical models to assess whether social media use is associated with longer life. The results show that receiving requests to connect as friends online is associated with reduced mortality but initiating friendships is not. Additionally, online behaviors that indicate face-to-face social activity (like posting photos) are associated with reduced mortality, but online-only behaviors (like sending messages) have a nonlinear relationship, where moderate use is associated with the lowest mortality. These results suggest that online social integration is linked to lower risk for a wide variety of critical health problems. Although this is an associational study, it may be an important step in understanding how, on a global scale, online social networks might be adapted to improve modern populations’ social and physical health.

scholarly journals EVALUASI KAMPANYE PILKADA SERENTAK PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-217
Author(s):  
Ahmad Syarifudin ◽  
Fatikhatul Khoiriyah ◽  
Hendro Edi Saputro ◽  
Adam Malik
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Campaign Advertising

This article is an evaluation to campaign rules of regional election 2020 during Pandemic Covid-19 which are many violations of health protocol. Two question will be answered are: 1) how is the legal basis of campaign regional election 2020 during pandemic? 2) how the campaign can be more effective for candidates and save for people during Pandemic Covid-19? Results are: 1) design of campaign method as limited meetings, face to face, and dialog during Pandemic Covid-19 based on article 65 Law No.10 Years 2016 and adopted from “Pedoman Pencegahan dan Pengendalian Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19)” by Minister of health those forbid the crowd and limited social interactions. 2).campaign method as limited meetings, face to face and dialog during pandemic Covid-19 prioritize people save by implement health protocol, give chance to candidate and voters to direct interact, increase the number of campaign participants as limited meetings, face to face, and dialog also allow campaign advertising in mass media and social media.

scholarly journals Social Media Use Predicts Greater Liking in In-Person Initial Interactions

2021 ◽  
pp. 014616722110409
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Heyman ◽  
Lauren Gazzard Kerr ◽  
Lauren J. Human
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Media Use ◽  
First Impressions ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Large Scale Study ◽  
Interaction Partners

Does how people generally engage with their online social networks relate to offline initial social interactions? Using a large-scale study of first impressions ( N = 806, Ndyad = 4,565), we examined how different indicators of social media use relate to the positivity of dyadic in-person first impressions, from the perspective of the participants and their interaction partners. Many forms of social media use (e.g., Instagram, Snapchat, passive) were associated with liking and being liked by others more, although some forms of use (e.g., Facebook, active) were not associated with liking others or being liked by others. Furthermore, most associations held controlling for extraversion and narcissism. Thus, while some social media use may be generally beneficial for offline social interactions, some may be unrelated, highlighting the idea that how, rather than how much, people use social media can play a role in their offline social interactions.

scholarly journals Connected Despite COVID-19: The Role of Social Interactions and Social Media for Wellbeing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Sun ◽  
Carlotta Rieble ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Disa Sauter
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The United Kingdom

Physical distancing is crucial for slowing the spread of COVID-19, but the associated reduction of social interaction can be detrimental to psychological wellbeing. Here, we sought to understand whether different ways in which people connect to others might mitigate this negative impact. We examined how amount and type of social interactions and social media use would predict wellbeing during a period of physical distancing in the United Kingdom. In a 30-day diary study conducted in April-June 2020, 108 participants reported their daily social interactions and social media use, as well as their end-of-day wellbeing. Using multilevel regressions, we found that more face-to-face interactions positively predicted wellbeing, while technology-mediated communication had less consistent positive effects on wellbeing. More active and less passive social media use was associated with greater wellbeing. Our results suggest that while technology-mediated communication can improve wellbeing, face-to-face interactions are unique and important for wellbeing during physical distancing.

Revisiting the Relationship Between Deception and Design: A Replication and Extension of Hancock et al. ()

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M Markowitz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Design Features ◽  
Technological Design ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Video Chat ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Evidence published nearly 20 years ago suggested people tell more lies per social interaction via synchronous, distributed, and recordless media (the phone) versus relatively richer (face-to-face communication) and leaner media (email, instant messaging). With nontrivial changes to the size and variety of our media landscape, it is worth re-examining the relationship between deception and technology. Over 7 days, 250 participants reported their social interactions and lies across face-to-face communication, social media, texting, the phone, video chat, and email. Replicating Hancock, Thom-Santelli, and Ritchie (2004), people told the most lies per social interaction over synchronous, distributed, and recordless media (the phone, video chat), though the effects were small and between-person effects explained more variance than between-media effects. Lying rates were also associated with aversive personality traits, plus antisocial, and relational deception motives. Together, while media options have evolved, technological design features often remain stable and indicate deception rates. Theoretical contributions are discussed.

scholarly journals Is Facebook A Planet of Lonely Individuals? : A Review of Literature

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly Bhagat
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Social Comparisons ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of

Social media is a new formed society for individuals to interact and connect with each other, despite of their caste, class, region, religion, and race, which eventually is focusing on the overall wellbeing of individuals surfing on social media regularly. Loneliness has a major influence on psychosocial problems, mental health, and physical well-being which is now focusing the individuals more who spends most of the time online. Many people on social media sites often present idealized versions of their lives, leading others to make upward social comparisons, which can lead to negative emotions. Social interactions on social media sites, specifically Facebook, may have a negative impact on face-to-face encounters for individuals who already have high levels of Loneliness and anxiety. In the present review, loneliness is introduced as an exemplar of social media deficits highlighting the social media website Facebook. Here a definition of loneliness is provided, as well as explanation of why it may pose a situation of concern for Facebook users.

The Phone as a Tool for Combining Online and Offline Social Activity

2015 ◽  
pp. 158-175
Author(s):  
Stina Nylander
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Log Data ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Social Communities ◽  
Social Time ◽  
Community Access ◽  
Mobile Use

This chapter presents a study of an online community for Swedish teenagers, an early social media. Their mobile use is analyzed and its relationship to current social media is discussed. Analysis of two months of log data and 100 surveys on teenagers' phone use showed that the phone use mostly took place during times of the day when teenagers have social time and was not influenced by the availability of a computer. The phone made the community access more private compared to the computer, but teens did share the use when they want to. The cell phone bridged the online and offline social communities and allows teens to participate in both at the same time. The online community was not only a place for social activity online, it was also a social activity offline that is carried out face-to-face with friends.

scholarly journals The Use of Internet-Based Social Media as a Tool in Enhancing Student’s Learning Experiences in Biological Sciences

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maribel Beltran Cruz ◽  
Shannen Belle B. Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Social Media ◽  
General Education ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Online Social Network ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Face To Face Instruction

<p>This study explored the use of social media as a tool in enhancing student’s learning experiences, by using online instruction as a supplement to a face-to-face general education course, such as biological sciences. Survey data were collected from 186 students who were enrolled in a Biological Sciences course. The course was taught in a blended format using Facebook and Edmodo online social networks. A four point Likert scale was used to interpret the data collected. Findings indicated that, when traditional face-to-face instruction was combined with online components, students’ learning was enhanced. Findings from this study indicate that students had better experience, better engagement, and appreciated both the social learning experience gave by the online social network. Results revealed that students through student-student interaction and student-teacher interaction enhance their own experiences and improved their learning ability. The findings were used as bases in developing new practices and methodologies involving social networking tools for learning. Moreover, findings were used to design a blended format syllabus and blended learning guidelines.</p>

Four Ways Technology Has Negatively Changed Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-20
Author(s):  
Khadija Alhumaid
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Classroom Technology ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Internet Connection ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
Teachers And Students

Abstract Our experience with technology is a bitter-sweet one. We relish its presence in our lives, but we dread the effect it may have on our manners, attitudes and social interactions. We open the gates of our schools to all types of technological tools, yet we fear it may badly impact our students’ performance. This article investigates the ways through which classroom technology such as iPad, Internet connection, laptops and social media, impacts negatively on education. Relevant research has proven that technology could change education negatively through four paths: deteriorating students’ competences of reading and writing, dehumanizing educational environments, distorting social interactions between teachers and students and isolating individuals when using technology.

Comparing Representation of Depression on Reddit and Twitter Social Media Platforms (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethan Kaji ◽  
Maggie Bushman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Twitter Users

BACKGROUND Adolescents with depression often turn to social media to express their feelings, for support, and for educational purposes. Little is known about how Reddit, a forum-based platform, compares to Twitter, a newsfeed platform, when it comes to content surrounding depression. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to identify differences between Reddit and Twitter concerning how depression is discussed and represented online. METHODS A content analysis of Reddit posts and Twitter posts, using r/depression and #depression, identified signs of depression using the DSM-IV criteria. Other youth-related topics, including School, Family, and Social Activity, and the presence of medical or promotional content were also coded for. Relative frequency of each code was then compared between platforms as well as the average DSM-IV score for each platform. RESULTS A total of 102 posts were included in this study, with 53 Reddit posts and 49 Twitter posts. Findings suggest that Reddit has more content with signs of depression with 92% than Twitter with 24%. 28.3% of Reddit posts included medical content compared to Twitter with 18.4%. 53.1% of Twitter posts had promotional content while Reddit posts didn’t contain promotional content. CONCLUSIONS Users with depression seem more willing to discuss their mental health on the subreddit r/depression than on Twitter. Twitter users also use #depression with a wider variety of topics, not all of which actually involve a case of depression.

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