scholarly journals Pattern of social media use among youth: implication for social media literacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Happy Baglari ◽  
Manoj Kumar Sharma ◽  
P Marimuthu ◽  
Suma N
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use

scholarly journals Mediating social media use: Connecting parents’ mediation strategies and social media literacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rowan Daneels ◽  
Hadewijch Vanwynsberghe
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Parental Mediation ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Set Up

Increasingly complex and multipurpose social media platforms require digital competences from parents and adolescents alike. While adolescents grow up with social media, parents have more difficulties with them, leading to uncertainties regarding their adolescents’ social media mediation. This study contributes to parental mediation research by (1) investigating whether mediation strategies defined by previous research are also relevant for social media use, and (2) exploring whether parents’ social media literacy is connected to the choice for a certain mediation strategy, as previous research already identified other impact factors such as children’s age or family composition. Using a qualitative research design, we interviewed 14 parents and 13 adolescents from 10 families in Belgium. Results indicate that, consistent with previous research, parents in this study mostly use active mediation focusing on risks and safety on social media. However, some parents monitor their children through social media accounts specifically set up for monitoring, or specialized mobile apps. Furthermore, parents with high (mostly critical) social media literacy choose active mediation over restrictive or technical strategies, recognizing opportunities of social media and letting adolescents explore on their own.

Reaching Them Where They Live

2015 ◽  
pp. 1760-1783
Author(s):  
Danielle Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Natural Inclination ◽  
Communicative Power

This chapter addresses the interconnected nature of social media use in higher education and business, exploring how educators and employers should use the social media literacy of “C-borgs” as a means of not just communicating with them, but allowing them to do what they do best – consume, create, collaborate, and connect with content. The chapter presents key issues educators and employers face when working to effectively harness the social media literacy of C-borgs, including: how their social media use differs according to their “mode” (work/personal/educational), how to strategically incorporate the C-borg's social media use into educational and business contexts, and how to utilize the C-borg's natural inclination toward a connected, content-centric lifestyle to facilitate educational and corporate engagement. The chapter concludes by discussing several key social media strategies educators and employers can use for harnessing the creative, collaborative, and communicative power of C-borgs.

Reaching Them Where They Live

2014 ◽  
pp. 131-155
Author(s):  
Danielle Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Natural Inclination ◽  
Communicative Power

This chapter addresses the interconnected nature of social media use in higher education and business, exploring how educators and employers should use the social media literacy of “C-borgs” as a means of not just communicating with them, but allowing them to do what they do best – consume, create, collaborate, and connect with content. The chapter presents key issues educators and employers face when working to effectively harness the social media literacy of C-borgs, including: how their social media use differs according to their “mode” (work/personal/educational), how to strategically incorporate the C-borg’s social media use into educational and business contexts, and how to utilize the C-borg’s natural inclination toward a connected, content-centric lifestyle to facilitate educational and corporate engagement. The chapter concludes by discussing several key social media strategies educators and employers can use for harnessing the creative, collaborative, and communicative power of C-borgs.

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