scholarly journals Revenge via social media and relationship contexts: Prevalence and measurement

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752110453
Author(s):  
Mélanie Paulin ◽  
Susan D. Boon
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Dating Abuse ◽  
Improve Measurement ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Direct Aggression ◽  
Relational Partners ◽  
Relational Contexts

Social media platforms’ unique characteristics may make them particularly good outlets for getting even with relational partners. Establishing the prevalence of social media revenge and identifying the forms such revenge may take in different relationship contexts is an important first step in broadening our understanding of these behaviors. In a mixed-methods study, undergraduates ( N = 732) and community members ( N = 124) were randomly assigned to one of four relational contexts (coworkers, family, friends, and romantic partners) and asked to describe an act of social media revenge experienced or observed in their assigned context. They then rated how often they were the avenger, target, and observer of five control and monitoring and 11 direct aggression behaviors adapted from the Cyber Dating Abuse Questionnaire. The prevalence of social media revenge across all relationship contexts, roles, and revenge types was low and participants reported observing social media revenge more frequently than being the target or avenger. Social media revenge was also more prevalent in some relationships than others and the type of relationship between avenger and target may have implications for how revenge is executed. Analysis of participants’ accounts identified novel revenge behaviors and suggested ways to improve measurement of social media revenge.

Digital Dating Abuse Among a National Sample of U.S. Youth

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626051989734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer Hinduja ◽  
Justin W. Patchin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Dating Abuse ◽  
Nationally Representative

Digital dating abuse is a term used to describe physical, sexual, or psychological/emotional violence that occurs between romantic partners through the use of texting, social media, and related online mediums. Survey data were obtained from a nationally representative sample of 2,218 American middle and high school students (12–17 years old) who have been in a romantic relationship. About 28% of students in a relationship in the previous year had been the victim of digital dating abuse. Males were more likely to report having experienced it (32% compared to 24%), though no other demographic differences emerged. Several covariates did emerge as significantly related to experience with digital dating abuse, including depressive symptoms, sexual intercourse, sexting, and being the victim of cyberbullying. Experiencing offline dating abuse was by far the strongest correlate. Implications for prevention and policy within schools and the community are discussed, along with considerations for future research in this important area.

scholarly journals MELODRAMATIC PLATFORMS: THE AFFECTIVE THEATRE OF POLARIZED POLITICAL STORYTELLING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Míchílín Ní Threasaigh ◽  
Megan Boler
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Discourse Communities ◽  
National Belonging ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Media Discourses ◽  
A Site

Once a site of promise for democratizing mass communication, the internet has also become a site of problematic information and polarized affect. Contrary to claims that polarization is not necessarily encouraged by social media platforms; our two-year, mixed-methods study of affect and narratives of race and national belonging in social media discourses of the 2019 Canadian and 2020 U.S. federal elections reveals clearly polarized collective political storytelling constructing conflicting meta-narratives marked by a highly affective moralizing tone and clear binaries of us versus them and good versus evil. Surprisingly, there is very little research that has drawn on either narrative emotions analysis or melodrama to understand the kinds of polarization that take place within social media platforms. This talk shares our finding; achieved through our innovative approach to affective discourse analysis developed through iterative, grounded theoretical qualitative study; that discourse communities formed according to social as well as political identities construct these polarized meta-narratives in the genre of melodrama, readily ensuring the emotional engagement of social media users through “sensationalism and predictable plot lines of good battling evil, plots and characters that do not encourage reflection, and refusal of nuance” (Loseke, 2018, p. 517).

scholarly journals Platforming Intersectionality: Networked Solidarity and the Limits of Corporate Social Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 205630512093330
Author(s):  
Aymar Jean Christian ◽  
Faithe Day ◽  
Mark Díaz ◽  
Chelsea Peterson-Salahuddin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Community Or ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Corporate Social

How do historically marginalized narratives spread on social media platforms? Developing research in collaboration with intersectional artists and community, or what we call “platforming intersectionality,” can reveal the promise and limitations of social media for bridging disparate, segregated communities, or “networked solidarity.” Using case studies of indie TV series about historically marginalized communities, we show that intersectionality can spread on corporate social media platforms, but the causes are largely visible outside of platforms, both online and offline. Basic conditions for spreading intersectional narratives may be met when the language used to describe them are simply communicated in ways algorithms and users can quickly understand. However, community members, including artists and publishers who produce for specific communities online and offline, serve as critical, under-appreciated nodes platforms leverage to spread intersectionality. We argue that reconceptualizing platforms as community-based media provides a better framework for understanding the power and limits of social media.

Autism and Social Media

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Virtual Communication ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
Social Media Platforms

Social media appears to be an easy and popular platform where parents of autistic children can connect and share their experiences with other families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Although modern societies are becoming more isolated and less communal, social information systems provide modes of virtual communication. Social media has become a valuable way to communicate and interact. Communities in the age of the internet have adopted social media to interact with their members. Individuals diagnosed with ASD often exhibit co-occurring sensory processing problems, which present them with difficulties in social settings and communications. Families with members diagnosed with autism rely on community support to reduce depression. Families can connect to other members of the community for knowledge on dealing with autism. Social scientists have found links between social support and individual wellbeing. The autism blogger community provides extensive social support to its community members through social media platforms like blogs and Twitter.

Social Media Utilization in Discourse Coalitions: The Opt-Out Movement in Ohio

2021 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Michael P. Evans ◽  
Andrew Saultz ◽  
Sue Winton
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Knowledge Mobilization ◽  
Opting Out ◽  
Philosophical Beliefs ◽  
Opt Out ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Discourse Coalitions ◽  
Academic Year

Background While journalists claim social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have been central to the growth of the opt-out movement, there is a lack of empirical research that examines its use by participants. We address this gap by highlighting findings related to the usage of social media by opt-out participants in Ohio. Purpose This study examines how the ideologically diverse participants in the Ohio opt-out movement utilized social media to support their activism. Subjects 183 Ohioans who opted their child(ren) out during the 2014–15 academic year completed a survey about their reasons for opting out. Fifteen of the survey respondents were also interviewed. Research Design This mixed methods study uses both survey data and qualitative interviews as sources of evidence. Results The findings show participants utilized social media for networking, knowledge acquisition, knowledge mobilization, and support. Social media was a valuable tool for coordinating the efforts of participants. Conclusions This study demonstrates how social media supported the development of a discourse coalition by enabling connections among actors with diverse political and philosophical beliefs and extending valuable networking opportunities across district and state lines.

Creating assistive technology in disabled communities, five years on

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Kathryn E. Ringland ◽  
Christine T. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The Future ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Do It Yourself ◽  
Disabled Communities ◽  
Game Platform

Five years ago, our paper, "Would You Be Mine: Appropriating Minecraft as an Assistive Technology for Youth with Autism" won Best Paper at ASSETS 2016 (Ringland et al. 2016). In that paper, we reported on our ethnographic engagement with a community for autistic youth called "Autcraft." In Autcraft, we found community members using do-it-yourself (DIY) making activities to transform their Minecraft game into an array of assistive technologies which enhanced their everyday lives. Although centered around the Minecraft game platform, the Autcraft community spans across an array of other social media platforms - such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. The creative ethos we found flourishing in Autcraft shares a lineage with past scholarship highlighting how disabled individuals have long adopted, adapted, and appropriated systems in order to serve as assistive devices. Five years on, we take some time here to reflect on what has happened since and what we are looking towards for the future.

scholarly journals In the Mix: Social Integration and Social Media Adoption

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Shepherd ◽  
Jeffrey Lane
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Dominance Hierarchies ◽  
School Year ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Relationship

What is the nature of the relationship between online and offline social life? Specifically, how does participation in the traditional forms of social life of a community shape social media adoption? Using a unique, two-wave panel dataset with saturated network data from over 20,000 students in 56 New Jersey middle schools, we test how measures of integration into a community are associated with adoption and de-adoption of social media platforms over the course of a school year. Social media adoption and de-adoption are related to the extent of students’ bonding integration (social connections and social support) and competitive integration (related to status and dominance hierarchies) into the social life of the school, where more integrated students are more likely to adopt more social media platforms. Social media provides a space for community members to be in the know and to be known, both of which are more valuable with greater social integration.

MOBILE SOCIAL MEDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
PHILIP ADEBO
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Social Revolution ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Way

The emergence of mobile connectivity is revolutionizing the way people live, work, interact, and socialize. Mobile social media is the heart of this social revolution. It is becoming a global phenomenon as it enables IP-connectivity for people on the move. Popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace have made mobile apps for their users to have instant access from anywhere at any time. This paper provides a brief introduction into mobile social media, their benefits, and challenges.

Representasi Feminisme dalam Video Klip ‘Nightmare’ oleh Halsey

Koneksi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 338
Author(s):  
Faiz Zulia Maharany ◽  
Ahmad Junaidi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Video Clip ◽  
Charles Sanders Peirce ◽  
Patriarchal Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Barrier Wall

'Nightmare' is the title of a video clip belonging to a singer and singer called Halsey, in which the video clip is explained about the figure of women who struggle against patriarchal culture which has been a barrier wall for women to get their rights, welfare and the equality needed they get. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. Data collection techniques are done through documentation, observation and study of literature. Then, analyzed using Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotics technique. The results of this study show the fact that signs, symbols or messages representing feminism in the video, 'Nightmare' clips are presented through scenes that present women's actions in opposing domination over men and sarcastic sentences contained in the lyrics of the song to discuss with patriarchy. Youtube as one of the social media platforms where the 'Nightmare' video clip is uploaded is very effective for mass communication and for conveying the message contained in the video clip to the viewing public.‘Nightmare’ adalah judul video klip milik musisi sekaligus penyanyi yang bernama Halsey, dimana pada Video klipnya tersebut menceritakan tentang figur perempuan-perempuan yang berusaha melawan budaya patriarki yang selama ini telah menjadi dinding penghalang bagi perempuan untuk mendapatkan hak-haknya, keadilan dan kesetaraan yang seharusnya mereka dapatkan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui dokumentasi, observasi dan studi kepustakaan. Kemudian, dianalisis menggunakan teknik semiotika milik Charles Sanders Peirce. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat tanda-tanda, simbol atau pesan yang merepresentasikan feminisme di dalam video klip ‘Nightmare’ yang dihadirkan melalui adegan-adegan yang menyajikan aksi perempuan dalam menolak dominasi atas laki-laki dan kalimat-kalimat sarkas yang terkandung dalam lirik lagunya untuk ditujukan kepada patriarki. Youtube sebagai salah satu platform media sosial dimana video klip ‘Nightmare’ diunggah sangat efektif untuk melakukan komunikasi massa dan untuk menyampaikan pesan yang terkandung di dalam video klip tersebut kepada masyarakat yang menonton.

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