scholarly journals ‘Don’t Worry, Honey: It’s Cooked’: Addressing Food Risk during Pregnancy on Facebook Italian Posts

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2484
Author(s):  
Valentina Rizzoli ◽  
Giulia Mascarello ◽  
Anna Pinto ◽  
Stefania Crovato ◽  
Mirko Ruzza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Optimistic Bias ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Food Borne ◽  
Tailored Communication ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Social Sharing ◽  
Facebook Pages ◽  
Social Sharing Of Emotions

During pregnancy, women exposed to microbiological risks are more susceptible to contracting specific pathogens, which can lead to serious diseases both in the mother and the foetus. Food-borne diseases can be avoided to a large extent by following good practices of food manipulation and cooking. Safe eating behaviours are influenced by knowledge and perception of food risks and are constructed, among others, online. Pregnant women often use Web 2.0 to obtain and share pregnancy-related information as a strategy of collective coping with emotions through conversations. This paper explores how knowledge and perceptions of food risks during pregnancy are shared among users on Italian Facebook pages and groups. The corpus, including 648,399 items (i.e., posts), was analysed: (a) first, by means of the Reinert method, to verify to what extent issues concerning food risks are debated; and (b) second, through a manual content analysis, to observe how food risks are addressed in terms of contents and social sharing of emotions. The main results show that food risk is not among the most discussed topics, and the least known and debated food risks are the most widespread (e.g., campylobacteriosis). Sometimes, food risks, when addressed, were minimised or denied, and the belief to be ‘less at risk’ than peers for such risk (i.e., optimistic bias) was observed. The results underline the importance, for health institutions, of building a tailored communication strategy on food risks during pregnancy to promote correct food behaviours by exploiting social networks.

scholarly journals Overview of Facebook Use by Hospitals in Italy: A Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 Emergency

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7225
Author(s):  
Beniamino Schiavone ◽  
Andrea Vitale ◽  
Mena Gallo ◽  
Gianlucasalvatore Russo ◽  
Domenico Ponticelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
The Public ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Facebook Pages ◽  
Pandemic Wave

Background: Facebook is the most popular social network across the world and also allows users access to health information. Our study presents an overview of the official Facebook profiles of hospitals in Italy (n = 1351) and how much they are used. Methods: All hospitals were surveyed on the number of Facebook posts in May (post-lockdown) and October (second pandemic wave) 2020. The number of followers, the creation date of the official page, and the frequency of publication—that is, the average number of days between two subsequent posts—were determined. Results: In Italy, only 28% (n = 379) of the hospitals had official Facebook pages, of which 20.6% (n = 78) were public hospitals, and 79.4% (n = 301) were private hospitals. Of the hospitals with Facebook pages, 49.1% used them every week, and public hospitals published more often. Conclusions: Despite the differences between regions and types of management, the number of hospitals in Italy that use Facebook as a tool for the public dissemination of health information is still low. Hospitals should adopt an effective communication strategy using social networks to improve the quality of health care.

scholarly journals Mothers had inadequate knowledge towards key essential nutrition action messages in mainly rural Northeast Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bereket Gebremichael ◽  
Biruk Beletew Abate ◽  
Tewodros Tesfaye
Keyword(s):  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Good Attitude

Abstract Essential nutrition action (ENA) is one of the most effective preventive actions for combating nutritional problems in young children. There is, however, a paucity of evidence about mother's knowledge and attitude regarding key ENA messages. The objective of the present study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of mothers towards key ENA messages and associated factors. A representative sample of 563 mothers of children from birth up to 24 months in mainly rural North Ethiopia was included in the study. The findings showed that 66⋅4 % of the mothers have a good knowledge and 68⋅9 % have a good attitude. In the multivariable analysis using logistic regression, mothers who attended secondary school or higher education were six times more likely to have a good knowledge (AOR 6⋅1; CI 2⋅945, 12⋅719) compared with those who are illiterate. Besides, women who resided in an urban area (AOR 2⋅2; CI 1⋅14, 4⋅25), attended antenatal care (ANC) visits (AOR 3⋅7; CI 2⋅421, 5⋅742), attended postnatal care (PNC) visits (AOR 2⋅2; CI 1⋅37, 3⋅4) and heard nutritional-related information (AOR 1⋅9; CI 1⋅14, 3⋅49) were found to have a good knowledge. On the other hand, mothers who attended ANC visits were almost four times (AOR 3⋅9; CI 2⋅7, 5⋅8) more likely to have a good attitude towards key ENA. Mothers who delivered at health institutions and who attended PNC visits were also more likely to have a good attitude. In conclusion, the present study determined the level of knowledge and attitudes of mothers about ENA and several factors that influence mother's knowledge and attitude regarding ENA.

Social Sharing of Emotions on Facebook

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalya N. Bazarova ◽  
Yoon Hyung Choi ◽  
Victoria Schwanda Sosik ◽  
Dan Cosley ◽  
Janis Whitlock
Keyword(s):  
Social Sharing ◽  
Social Sharing Of Emotions

scholarly journals Beautiful friendship: Social sharing of emotions improves subjective feelings and activates the neural reward circuitry

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 801-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ullrich Wagner ◽  
Lisa Galli ◽  
Björn H. Schott ◽  
Andrew Wold ◽  
Job van der Schalk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reward Circuitry ◽  
Social Sharing ◽  
Social Sharing Of Emotions

Online Self-Disclosure and Social Sharing of Emotions of Women with Breast Cancer Using Instagram–Qualitative Conventional Content Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 174239532110397
Author(s):  
Magdalena Pluta
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Positive Information ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
Conventional Content Analysis ◽  
Social Sharing ◽  
Social Sharing Of Emotions ◽  
Share Information

Objectives Women with breast cancer share their experiences and emotions about the illness on Instagram – a tool understudied when it comes to chronic illness. The paper characterizes the women's activities, and both online self-disclosure and social sharing of emotions concepts are used to help explain the women's practices. Methods Using qualitative conventional content analysis, four profiles of women are manually analysed, with posts as the unit of analysis ( n  =  811). Based on eleven subcategories, three broad analytical categories are introduced: self-disclosure of negative information (C1), self-disclosure of positive information (C2) and disclosure of information about other people (C3). Results The women post narratives about suffering resulting from cancer, and the fears they experience. Also, the posts relate to positive emotions, joyful life events, self-acceptance, or self-affirmation. While writing, the women share information about people supporting them on their way to recovery. Discussion The activity of women cannot be explained only by their online self-disclosure, where anonymity and lack of offline support are often emphasized. Women on Instagram are not anonymous and report on support by relatives and other people. Rimé's concept of social sharing of emotions is used to explain this phenomenon.

A Comparative View of Citizen Engagement in Social Media of Local Governments From North American Countries

2019 ◽  
pp. 40-57
Author(s):  
María del Mar Gálvez-Rodríhuez ◽  
Arturo Haro-de-Rosario ◽  
María del Carmen Caba-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Media ◽  
North American ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The United States ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Facebook Pages

Taking into consideration the growing popularity of social media in North American countries, this chapter aims to perform a comparative analysis of the use of Facebook as a communication strategy for encouraging citizen engagement among local governments in The United States, Canada and Mexico. With regards to the three dimensions used in all regions to measure online citizen engagement, in general terms, the “popularity” and “virality” dimensions are the most common, while the “commitment” dimension is still underutilized. With respect to the significant differences found, Mexican citizens are those that make the best use of the tool “like” to express their support of the information supplied by local governments. Furthermore, in relation to the citizens that are fans of the Facebook pages of local governments, we can observe that Canadian citizens show a greater interest in participating more actively in dialogue building while U.S. citizens are the most willing to disseminate information from their local governments.

Motives for Secondary Social Sharing of Emotions

2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Véronique Christophe ◽  
Gérald Delelis ◽  
Pascal Antoine ◽  
Jean-Louis Nandrino
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Third Person ◽  
Negative Condition ◽  
Social Sharing ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Social Sharing Of Emotions

This study provides new evidence of motives of secondary social sharing of emotions. In a retrospective study, 140 female ( Mage = 29.4 yr., SD=12.8) and 116 male ( Mage = 29.5 yr., SD=13.1) participants were asked to recall a recent situation in which they had talked to a third person about a positive or negative, low or high intensity emotional narrative they had heard. 70% of the respondents reported having secondarily shared the reported event rapidly after the narration with several persons and at several times. Moreover, they not only described the event, the speaker's reaction and their own reactions, but also revealed the identity of their first confidant. Participants reported having spread the emotional narrative more widely in the high negative condition in order to seek emotional support and social comparison.

scholarly journals #Smiling, #venting, or both? Adolescents’ social sharing of emotions on social media

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 211-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Vermeulen ◽  
Heidi Vandebosch ◽  
Wannes Heirman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Sharing ◽  
Social Sharing Of Emotions
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