Linking Network Characteristics of Online Social Networks to Individual Health: A Systematic Review of Literature

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Renwen Zhang ◽  
Jiawei Sophia Fu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Individual Health

User trustworthiness in online social networks: A systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 107159
Author(s):  
Majed Alkhamees ◽  
Saleh Alsaleem ◽  
Muhammad Al-Qurishi ◽  
Majed Al-Rubaian ◽  
Amir Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks

scholarly journals Systematic review of the current state of research on Online Social Networks: Taxonomy on experience of use

Comunicar ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (60) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel-Ángel Pertegal-Vega ◽  
Alfredo Oliva-Delgado ◽  
Ana Rodríguez-Meirinhos
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Revisión Sistemática

The widespread use of online social networks (OSN) among young people has been accompanied by an increase of publications about them and their effects on the psychosocial development of users. Previous panoramic reviews on OSN research are now outdated and do not provide a comprehensive view of the complexity of the user experience. The aims of this systematic review were three: to identify quantitative studies on OSN; to build a taxonomy about the user experience; and to classify studied variables in the topics and subtopics. The literature search and review according to PICoS strategy led to 546 identified publications that met the eligibility criteria. The taxonomy included nine major topics: overall use; activities and types of use; perceptions and attitudes OSN; the social network of online contacts; needs and motives for use; profile and privacy management; social processes; identity processes; and cognitive-emotional processes related to use of OSN. The three most studied topics were: overall use; activities and types of use; and social processes related to use of OSN. Classification and quantification of the different variables studied about the users’ experience is detailed. Several theoretical perspectives are discussed, as well as the gaps and challenges in OSN research. The proposed taxonomy could be useful for researchers to better delineate the aims of future studies. La generalización del uso de redes sociales en jóvenes ha supuesto un incremento notable de las publicaciones sobre ellas y sobre sus efectos en el desarrollo psicosocial de los usuarios. Las tentativas previas de revisión panorámica sobre redes quedaron desfasadas y no aportan una visión comprehensiva de la complejidad de la experiencia de uso. Los objetivos de esta revisión sistemática actualizada fueron: identificar estudios cuantitativos sobre redes; construir una taxonomía sobre la experiencia de uso; y clasificar las variables estudiadas en temas y subtemas. La búsqueda y revisión de literatura siguiendo la estrategia PICoS identificó 546 estudios que cumplían los criterios de inclusión. La taxonomía incluyó nueve grandes temáticas investigadas: descripción y cuantificación del uso; actividades y tipos de uso; percepción y actitudes influyentes en el uso; red social de contactos; necesidades y motivos de uso; gestión del perfil y privacidad; procesos sociales; procesos identitarios; y procesos cognitivos-emocionales. Los tres temas más estudiados fueron: la descripción y cuantificación del uso; las actividades y tipos de uso; y los procesos sociales relacionados con el uso. Se detalla la clasificación, cuantificación e integración de las diversas variables estudiadas sobre la experiencia de uso. Las diferentes tradiciones de estudio, así como las lagunas, problemas y retos de la investigación sobre redes son discutidas. Dicha taxonomía será de utilidad para que investigadores puedan encuadrar mejor los objetivos de futuros estudios.

scholarly journals Do weight management interventions delivered by online social networks effectively improve body weight, body composition, and chronic disease risk factors? A systematic review

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik A Willis ◽  
Amanda N Szabo-Reed ◽  
Lauren T Ptomey ◽  
Felicia L Steger ◽  
Jeffery J Honas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Management Interventions

Introduction Currently, no systematic review/meta-analysis has examined studies that used online social networks (OSN) as a primary intervention platform. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of weight management interventions delivered through OSN. Methods PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched (January 1990–November 2015) for studies with data on the effect of OSNs on weight loss. Only primary source articles that utilized OSN as the main platform for delivery of weight management/healthy lifestyle interventions, were published in English language peer-reviewed journals, and reported outcome data on weight were eligible for inclusion in this systematic review. Five articles were included in this review. Results One-hundred percent of the studies ( n = 5) reported a reduction in baseline weight. Three of the five studies (60%) reported significant decreases in body weight when OSN was paired with health educator support. Only one study reported a clinical significant weight loss of ≥5%. Conclusion Using OSN for weight management is in its early stages of development and, while these few studies show promise, more research is needed to acquire information about optimizing these interventions to increase their efficacy.

scholarly journals Are Health Behavior Change Interventions That Use Online Social Networks Effective? A Systematic Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A Maher ◽  
Lucy K Lewis ◽  
Katia Ferrar ◽  
Simon Marshall ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Behavior Change Interventions

scholarly journals Using online social networks to track a pandemic: A systematic review

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ali Al-garadi ◽  
Muhammad Sadiq Khan ◽  
Kasturi Dewi Varathan ◽  
Ghulam Mujtaba ◽  
Abdelkodose M. Al-Kabsi
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks

scholarly journals Do Diversity and Context Collapse Kill an Online Social Network?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Júlia Koltai ◽  
László Lőrincz ◽  
Johannes Wachs ◽  
Károly Takács
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Network ◽  
Gender Composition ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Overlapping Communities ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Diverse Communities ◽  
Salient Dimension

Our social lives are segmented into various circles including family, friends, and colleagues. Differences in social norms and expectations between these circles can create tension, especially on large online social networks (OSNs), where their boundaries are blurred. It is unclear whether such phenomenon, called context collapse, outweighs the convenience of having diverse communities in one place for users of OSNs. To better understand this trade-off, we analyze whether ego-network characteristics suggestive of context collapse can explain exit choices from iWiW, a defunct Hungarian OSN with over 3.5 million active users at its peak. We measured context collapse with the presence of two conditions: the first is that communities of the user are non-overlapping, while the second is that these communities are different from each other. We find that users having merely overlapping communities were more likely to stay on the site. This result suggests that the benefits of being connected to diverse communities outweighs the tension from context collapse. Differences in gender composition of alter communities were associated with leaving, while having geographically distant connections were associated with staying longer on iWiW. Our results suggest that the tradeoff between access to diverse contacts and the stress of context collapse is a salient dimension in predicting user churn.

scholarly journals Las redes sociales digitales: una valoración socioeducativa. Revisión sistemática.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (23) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Dieter Reynaldo Fuentes Cancell ◽  
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Odiel Estrada Molina ◽  
Nilda Delgado Yanes
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Emergent Technologies ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Revisión Sistemática ◽  
Institutional Communication

The future and already current industrial revolution 4.0 demand the introduction of a digital transformation in the higher education contributing to the formation of competent professionals, for which, they are evidenced in the pedagogies and emergent technologies, an increase of didactic experiences in the use of the digital social networks. In this research a systematic review to identify current trends in the use of online social networks for educational purposes are performed. PRISMA protocol was used and analyzed 79 studies present in the database Scopus. In the systematic review, the following questions are answered: What types of designs predominate in the scientific literature? What is the dependentindependent pairs of variables? And What are the current trends in the use of digital social networks for educational purposes? As a result of this research, Facebook is reaffirmed as the social network most used by educators and the need for the integrated and varied use of these networks. It concludes with the defense of the following trends: university institutional communication policies from the curricular levels; the development of creativity, cultural convergence and media diversification; educational innovation; media culture and academic digital identity

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