Shared identity and shared information in social media: development and validation of the identity bubble reinforcement scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Kaakinen ◽  
Anu Sirola ◽  
Iina Savolainen ◽  
Atte Oksanen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Development ◽  
Shared Identity ◽  
Shared Information ◽  
Development And Validation

A Normative Framework for Sharing Information Online

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Sullivan ◽  
Mark Alfano
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Normative Framework ◽  
Current State ◽  
Shared Information ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Share Information

People have always shared information through chains and networks of testimony. It is arguably part of what makes us human and enables us to live in cooperative communities with populations greater than 150 or so. The invention of the internet and the rise of social media have turbocharged our ability to share information. This chapter develops a normative epistemic framework for sharing information online. This framework takes into account both ethical and epistemic considerations that are intertwined in typical cases of online testimony. The authors argue that, while the current state of affairs is not entirely novel, recent technological developments call for a rethinking of the norms of testimony, as well as the articulation of a set of virtuous dispositions that people would do well to cultivate in their capacity as conduits (not just sources or receivers) of information.

scholarly journals Using the New Media by Companies From the Sme Sector in Podkarpackie Province

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Masłyk
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Entire Population ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Media Development ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Online Presence ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Abstract The main purpose of this article is to present the results of research concerning the use of social media by companies from the SME sector in Podkarpackie Province. The article includes data obtained in the first stage of the study, which is a part of a research project on the use of social media in the area of creating the image of an organization / company as an employer.The survey covered the entire population of companies from the SME sector, which are registered in Podkarpackie Province (REGON database). The research phase, the results of which are presented in this article, mainly involved the analysis of data on companies from the SME sector in Podkarpackie Province in terms of their presence on the Internet (having an individual website, having company profiles on selected social networks). The results of the first stage of the study confirm that the companies see the potential of the online presence / functioning in social media (more and more companies have their own website, Facebook profiles). The dynamics of changes in this area is definitely not adequate to the pace of new media development. On the basis of preliminary results of further stages of the research, it can also be concluded that in the vast majority of cases, however, these are non-strategic and non-systematic activities.

scholarly journals ICD-11-Based Assessment of Social Media Use Disorder in Adolescents: Development and Validation of the Social Media Use Disorder Scale for Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin Paschke ◽  
Maria Isabella Austermann ◽  
Rainer Thomasius
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Study Item ◽  
Development And Validation

Background: A problematic social media use (PSMU) in adolescents is a rising phenomenon often associated with higher perception of psychological stress and comorbid psychiatric disorders like depression. Since the ICD-11 introduced the very first internet-use related disorders, criteria for gaming (and online gambling) disorder can now be transferred to assess social media use disorder (SMUD). Therefore, the development and validation of a self-rating screening instrument for SMUD is of value to researchers and clinicians.Method: The previously validated ICD-11-based Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A) was adapted to measure SMUD (Social Media Use Disorder Scale for Adolescents, SOMEDIS-A). A representative sample of 931 adolescents aged 10 to 17 years and a respective parent participated in an online study. Item structure was evaluated by factorial analyses. Validated DSM-5-based instruments to assess PSMU by self- and parental ratings (SMDS, SMDS-P), adolescent depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), and stress perception (PSS-10) as well as single items on time spent with social media (SM, frequency and duration) were applied to assess criterion validity. Discrimination between pathological and non-pathological users was examined based on ROC analyses retrieved cut-off values and the results of a latent profile analysis.Results: The new scale is best described by two factors reflecting cognitive-behavioral symptoms and associated negative consequences. The internal consistency was good to excellent. The SOMEDIS-A-sum score was positively correlated with PSMU, depression, and stress scores as well as the time spent with SM in a moderately to highly significant manner. Thus, good to excellent criterion validity is suggested.Conclusions: SOMEDIS-A is the first successfully validated instrument to assess SMUD in adolescents based on the ICD-11 criteria of GD. Thus, it can support early detection in order to prevent symptom aggravation, chronification, and secondary comorbidities. It can contribute to the development of a standardized conceptualization and its two-factorial structure offers promising new insights into the evaluation of SM usage patterns. Further examination including clinical validation is desirable.

scholarly journals How Social Media Changes Today’s Marketing Strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 725-736
Author(s):  
Nasr Abdulaziz Murshed
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Positive Information ◽  
Social Events ◽  
Social Penetration ◽  
Shared Information ◽  
The Media ◽  
Awareness Raising

In the past recent years, WhatsApp and WeChat have surprisingly fast growth. Facebook as well became the first social network to reach 1 billion active users every month. The presence of social media is an expectation for brands instead of an exception to the rule. Social events and shared information within your target market will help you understand developments in the industry. The opportunity to expose patterns in business in real time is a potential business intelligence goldmine. The worldwide rate of social penetration reached 49% in 2020, with the highest penetration rates in East Asia and North America. Instagram enables users, through their standards of credibility, authenticity and transparency, to develop themselves. Influencers from social media have a personal recognizable identity, also known as the "true brand" An influencer has tools and values that can motivate many other followers to increase their presence in the media. Even if these leads do not directly buy via social, awareness-raising can lead them to become full-time buyers. The overwhelming majority of users in Instagram are under the age of 30 according to recent Social Media demographics. Marketers face a dilemma: more and more people want businesses to take a social stand, but 79% of CMOs fear that their capacity to attract consumers will be adversely affected. Businesses can mitigate negative emotions by providing positive information to popular social media users. Marketing managers will encourage consumers through tournament and influencer programmers to engage in contact practices so customers can evangelize and encourage their loyalty to the organization through the creation and delivery of user-generated content

Development and Validation of the Social Media Self-Esteem Scale for Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Devanshi Sudhindar Rao ◽  
Aneesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Social ◽  
Personal Use ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Looking Glass ◽  
Overall Reliability

Development of the self is a vital aspect during the period of adolescence. Interaction with peers contributes to the development of various aspects of self. Due to the technological advances in today's times, adolescents interact with their peers through social media sites and portals. It is essential to study this development in light of the increasing use of social media by adolescence. Thus, the study aimed at developing an item pool to tap the construct of social media influencing self-esteem of adolescents following the procedure of tool construction. Participants included adolescents ranging between 16 to 18 years of age, who have at least one social media account for personal use. There were 110 participants for the first phase and 397 participants for the second phase of the study. The scale has eight items with the overall reliability of .7. It indicates a fitting measure of self-esteem influenced by social media, with looking-glass self theory, according to which individuals develop their self, based on their perceptions of others responses to their behaviour.

scholarly journals Development and validation of a parental social media mediation scale across child and parent samples

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 677-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Ho ◽  
May O. Lwin ◽  
Liang Chen ◽  
Minyi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Parental Mediation ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Initial Scale ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Development And Validation

Purpose Social media use carries both opportunities and risks for children and adolescents. In order to reduce the negative impacts of social media on youth, the authors focus our efforts on parental mediation of social media. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to enhance the conceptualization and operationalization of parental mediation of social media. Design/methodology/approach First, the authors conducted focus groups with both children and parents in Singapore to categorize parental mediation strategies for social media and develop an initial scale of these strategies. Then, a survey was conducted with a nationally representative sample of 1,424 child participants and 1,206 parent participants in Singapore to develop and test the scale. Findings The focus group results identified four conceptually distinct parental mediation strategies for social media, labeled as active mediation, restrictive mediation, authoritarian surveillance, and non-intrusive inspection, and were used to develop an initial scale of these strategies. Based on the data from survey questionnaires, the authors investigated both inter-item and item-total correlations and performed confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), which developed and validated the scale of parental mediation of social media. Originality/value First, this research explained what parents do to manage children’s social media use and identified four conceptually distinct parental mediation strategies of social media, making a significant contribution to the parental mediation theory. Additionally, the research developed the first theory-derived, successively validated and reliable scale in parental mediation of social media.

scholarly journals Automated extraction of treatment patterns from social media posts: an exploratory analysis in renal cell carcinoma

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (31) ◽  
pp. 3587-3596
Author(s):  
Sreeram V Ramagopalan ◽  
Bill Malcolm ◽  
Evie Merinopoulou ◽  
Laura McDonald ◽  
Andrew Cox
Keyword(s):  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Treatment Patterns ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Further Development

Aim: The use of health-related social media forums by patients is increasing and the size of these forums creates a rich record of patient opinions and experiences, including treatment histories. This study aimed to understand the possibility of extracting treatment patterns in an automated manner for patients with renal cell carcinoma, using natural language processing, rule-based decisions, and machine learning. Patients & methods: Obtained results were compared with those from published observational studies. Results: 42 comparisons across seven therapies, three lines of treatment, and two-time periods were made; 37 of the social media estimates fell within the variation seen across the published studies. Conclusion: This exploratory work shows that estimating treatment patterns from social media is possible and generates results within the variation seen in published studies, although further development and validation of the approach is needed.

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