scholarly journals Tweeting in the Time of Coronavirus: How Social Media Use and Academic Research Evolve during Times of Global Uncertainty

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 205630512094825
Author(s):  
Neta Kligler-Vilenchik ◽  
Daniela Stoltenberg ◽  
Maya de Vries Kedem ◽  
Hadas Gur-Ze’ev ◽  
Annie Waldherr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Twitter Users ◽  
International Research Team ◽  
Global Uncertainty

Our international research team was in the midst of a comparative study about the day-to-day experience of Twitter users in Berlin and Jerusalem through a series of daily short surveys, when our Jerusalem data were becoming increasingly “compromised” by the growing public concern, and tightening government measures, around the spread of the Coronavirus in Israel. During the two waves of our 10-day survey of salient Twitter users in Jerusalem (March 9–March 19, N = 34; March 23–April 2, N = 25), Israel shifted from 50 confirmed Coronavirus cases to over 6,800 and from relative routine to almost full stay-at-home orders. This essay presents two intersecting narratives. First, we consider the methodological challenges of adapting ongoing academic survey studies to changing conditions. We then offer a mixed-methods analysis of the experiences of our Twitter users and how they saw the Coronavirus crisis shaping their use of Twitter. The essay thus offers a unique methodological and empirical vantage point on how social media use—and academic research—evolve during times of global uncertainty.

scholarly journals Social Media Use Among Young People in China: A Systematic Literature Review

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110164
Author(s):  
Lian Tang ◽  
Siti Zobidah Omar ◽  
Jusang Bolong ◽  
Julia Wirza Mohd Zawawi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Systematic Analysis

The widespread use of social media has promoted extensive academic research on this channel. The present study conducts a systematic analysis of extant research on social media use among young people in China. This systematic literature review aims to identify and bridge gaps in topics, theories, variables, and conceptual frameworks in studies of social media usage among young people in China. The study aims to develop a cause–effect framework that shows the causal relationships among research structures. The PRISMA method is used to review 20 articles drawn from the Scopus and Google Scholar databases. From the analysis, 10 major research topics, eight theories or models, and a complete framework of causal relations emerge. It is recommended that future research on social media should include a greater diversity of types of social media, investigate a wider range of research topics, and adopt different theories or models. Researchers should also implement a more complete and detailed systematic method for reviewing literature on social media research in China.

scholarly journals The “anti-vax” movement: a quantitative report on vaccine beliefs and knowledge across social media

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Staci L Benoit ◽  
Rachel F. Mauldin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
Twitter Users ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Vaccine Information

Abstract Background Social media use has become a mainstay of communication and with that comes the exchange of factual and non-factual information. Social media has given many people the opportunity to speak their opinions without repercussions and create coalitionS of like-minded people. This also has led to the development of a community know as anti-vaxxers or vaccine deniers. This research explores the extent to which vaccine knowledge has reached on social media. Methods This cross sectional research explored the relationship between the spread of information regarding vaccines in relation to social media use. A sample of 2515 people over the age of 18 around the world completed the survey via a link distributed on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. A series of questions on vaccine knowledge and beliefs were compounded to create an individual’s “knowledge score” and a “belief score”. Knowledge scores were ranked from low knowledge to high knowledge with increasing scores. Belief scores were ranked from belief in myths to disbelief in myths with higher scores. This score was then analysed, using a Welch test and post hoc testing when applicable, across demographics and questions relating to social media use. Results Significant relations were found in both the knowledge and belief categories, many of which were similar findings between the two. North Americans had significantly lower knowledge and belief scores compared to all other continents. While the majority of people primarily use Facebook, Twitter users were significantly more knowledgeable. It was also found that higher education was correlated with higher knowledge and belief scores. Conclusions Overall, these correlations are important in determining ways to intervene into the anti-vax movement through the use of social media. Cross demographics were not analysed in this study but could be in future studies. To better understand the social media exposures related to vaccine information a follow up structured interview research study would be beneficial. Note that due to the cross sectional nature of this study, causal relationships could not be made.

scholarly journals MEDIA SOSIAL SEBAGAI MEDIUM KOMUNIKASI DAKWAH

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Suharto Suharto
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Twitter Users

Indonesia is listed as the country with the most Twitter users in the world in 2010, more precisely amounted to 20.8% of internet users in the country or about 45 million Indonesians. The users of social media use twitter as a medium of da’wah (islamic preaching). Utilizing social media as a medium of da’wah means to affirm the existence of a preacher to always preach and transmit religious messages without being constrained by space and time. With social media facilities, a preacher also can make time efficient to interact with the audiences and sort content of da’wah which is more recent and fun.

MEDIA SOSIAL SEBAGAI MEDIUM KOMUNIKASI DAKWAH

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Suharto Suharto
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Twitter Users

Indonesia is listed as the country with the most Twitter users in the world in 2010, more precisely amounted to 20.8% of internet users in the country or about 45 million Indonesians. The users of social media use twitter as a medium of da’wah (islamic preaching). Utilizing social media as a medium of da’wah means to affirm the existence of a preacher to always preach and transmit religious messages without being constrained by space and time. With social media facilities, a preacher also can make time efficient to interact with the audiences and sort content of da’wah which is more recent and fun.

scholarly journals Association between social media use (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) and depressive symptoms: Are Twitter users at higher risk?

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Jeri-Yabar ◽  
Alejandra Sanchez-Carbonel ◽  
Karen Tito ◽  
Jimena Ramirez-delCastillo ◽  
Alessandra Torres-Alcantara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Private University ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
The Social ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Twitter Users

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between social media dependence and depressive symptoms and also, to characterize the level of dependence. It was a transversal, analytical research. Subjects and Methods: The stratified sample was 212 students from a private university that used Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter. To measure depressive symptoms, Beck Depression Inventory was used, and to measure the dependence to social media, the Social Media Addiction Test was used, adapted from the Internet Addiction Test of Echeburúa. The collected data were subjected for analysis by descriptive statistics where STATA12 was used. Results: The results show that there is an association between social media dependence and depressive symptoms (PR [Prevalence Ratio] = 2.87, CI [Confidence Interval] 2.03–4.07). It was also shown that preferring the use of Twitter (PR = 1.84, CI 1.21–2.82) over Instagram (PR = 1.61, CI 1.13–2.28) is associated with depressive symptoms when compared to the use of Facebook. Conclusion: Excessive social media use is associated with depressive symptoms in university students, being more prominent in those who prefer the use of Twitter over Facebook and Instagram.

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