scholarly journals Meta-Analysis of Social Networking Sites for the Purpose of Preventing Privacy Threats in the Digital Age

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
Teresa Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Privacy Threats

Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being

2012 ◽  
pp. 302-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiungjung Huang
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Site Use ◽  
Meta Analyses

The direction of the correlation between Internet use and psychological well-being is debatable. The displacement hypothesis indicates the correlation is negative, as Internet use for communication replaces face-to face-interaction. Conversely, the augmentation hypothesis suggests that the correlation is positive because Internet use for communication complements existing social interaction. While previous empirical findings about the relationship between Internet use and psychological well-being have been diverse, two previous meta-analyses and the present meta-analysis about the use of social networking sites and psychological well-being supported neither position, and found no relationship between Internet use and psychological well-being. Investigation of causal predominance between Internet use and psychological well-being, increased attention to measurement problems of social networking site use and older adults, and consideration of effects of indicators and moderators should be addressed in future research.

Identity, Credibility, and Trust in Social Networking Sites

2013 ◽  
pp. 5-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Manca ◽  
Maria Ranieri
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Privacy Threats ◽  
Digital Environments

Over recent years, the notions of identity, credibility and trust in digital contexts have been gaining renewed interest from scholars in different fields (from social studies to engineering and computer science), especially for their consequences for privacy and security. Emerging and urgent questions are: What does the management of online personal data entail? How much personal information are we entitled to share with others? What measures do people usually adopt to protect their identity and privacy? Are they always aware of the risks they may run? What consequences may emerge in the long term if cautions are ignored? These are some of the questions that should be addressed by users, experts and scholars engaged with digital environments, especially social networking sites. This chapter focuses on these issues trying to provide a wide overview of the current literature on identity, credibility and trust, and their implications for privacy and security, from the perspective of social and behavioral sciences. Some measures provided by experts on how to protect against the most common security and privacy threats are also outlined.

scholarly journals The Online Self: Memory and Forgetting in the Digital Age

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. VC42-VC54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnthorunn Gudmundsdottir
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sense Of Identity ◽  
Words And Images

Online self-expression has proliferated in the last decade or so to such an extent that more people now than ever before engage in some sort of autobiographical activity. Social networking sites are the main gateways for this expression and their framework and rules and restrictions influence the type of narrative told there. This essay examines this given framework, the role of memory and forgetting in this process and how the story is told in words and images. What is remembered and forgotten online and in turn our digital traces must influence our sense of identity. Constantly telling one’s story in words and pictures online opens up new autobiographical practices, some of which in one way or another hark back to earlier practices, such as the diary or the use of the family album in autobiography, others are strictly the result of the new technology. What influence this will have in the long term is difficult to envisage, as the future use of these traces seems to be out of our control. THis article was submittted on May 1st, 2014 and published on November 3rd, 2014.

scholarly journals The Plight of Old English in New India

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Milton Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Old English ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Proper Form ◽  
The Social

Globalization and the new media boom over the last couple of years have created a divide between the old and the new India. One of the most significant phenomena of this so-called new India is the emergence of English as a lingua franca but not in the proper form of it. In this digital age of online communication [email, text messaging (SMS), instant messaging (WhatsApp, Hike, AOL etc.)], Blogging, Microblogging (Twitter, Tumblr, FriendFeed etc.) and so forth writing (with word limit of, say 160/140) is bound to be smaller than it used to be earlier, but that must never mean that one is free to flout the rules of grammar wholesale. English used in the various sections of new media, especially in the Social Networking Sites [SNS(s)] is in a desperate plight. This article is a probe into the predicament of old English in new India.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Networking Sites on Body Dissatisfaction among Men and Women: a Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Castaneda
Keyword(s):  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in impact between men and women on the effects that social networking sites (SNS) have on body dissatisfaction. A total of eight studies (with 48 effect sizes) involving participants being assessed on SNS use frequency and body dissatisfaction in which some correlation was determined were used for this meta-analysis. The current study also chose to evaluate three different moderators: gender, age, and measurement type. Correlations from each study were collected in order to compute a single pooled effect size. The proportion of men and mean age were also collected from each study in order to assess the gender and age moderators. Types of measurements were coded either as 0 (study used a measurement specifically designed to assess body satisfaction/dissatisfaction) or 1 (study used a subscale from a larger measurement that assessed body satisfaction/dissatisfaction). The pooled effect size showed significance in the overall association between SNS use frequency and body dissatisfaction which supports the findings of previous research. However, neither of the moderators were found to be significant, ultimately rejecting the hypothesis of the current study. This finding may be due to the major limitation of the lack of research available surrounding this topic.

scholarly journals The influence of social networking sites on health behavior change: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Laranjo ◽  
Amaël Arguel ◽  
Ana L Neves ◽  
Aideen M Gallagher ◽  
Ruth Kaplan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Objective Our aim was to evaluate the use and effectiveness of interventions using social networking sites (SNSs) to change health behaviors. Materials and methods Five databases were scanned using a predefined search strategy. Studies were included if they focused on patients/consumers, involved an SNS intervention, had an outcome related to health behavior change, and were prospective. Studies were screened by independent investigators, and assessed using Cochrane's ‘risk of bias’ tool. Randomized controlled trials were pooled in a meta-analysis. Results The database search retrieved 4656 citations; 12 studies (7411 participants) met the inclusion criteria. Facebook was the most utilized SNS, followed by health-specific SNSs, and Twitter. Eight randomized controlled trials were combined in a meta-analysis. A positive effect of SNS interventions on health behavior outcomes was found (Hedges’ g 0.24; 95% CI 0.04 to 0.43). There was considerable heterogeneity (I2 = 84.0%; T2 = 0.058) and no evidence of publication bias. Discussion To the best of our knowledge, this is the first meta-analysis evaluating the effectiveness of SNS interventions in changing health-related behaviors. Most studies evaluated multi-component interventions, posing problems in isolating the specific effect of the SNS. Health behavior change theories were seldom mentioned in the included articles, but two particularly innovative studies used ‘network alteration’, showing a positive effect. Overall, SNS interventions appeared to be effective in promoting changes in health-related behaviors, and further research regarding the application of these promising tools is warranted. Conclusions Our study showed a positive effect of SNS interventions on health behavior-related outcomes, but there was considerable heterogeneity. Protocol registration The protocol for this systematic review is registered at http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO with the number CRD42013004140.

Fear of Missing Out and Social networking sites use and abuse: A Meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 106839
Author(s):  
Giulia Fioravanti ◽  
Silvia Casale ◽  
Sara Bocci Benucci ◽  
Alfonso Prostamo ◽  
Andrea Falone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Fear Of Missing Out

Cultural Background and Measurement of Usage Moderate the Association Between Social Networking Sites (SNSs) Usage and Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 631-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Qin Yin ◽  
Dian A. de Vries ◽  
Douglas A. Gentile ◽  
Jin-Liang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Positive Indicators ◽  
The Relationship

The present meta-analysis reviews English-language studies from 2005 to 2016 to investigate the relationship between social networking sites (SNSs) usage and mental health and to explore whether cultural background, measurement of usage, gender and age influence this relationship. A total of 63 studies and 144 effect sizes (positive indicators of mental health k = 62, negative indicators of mental health k = 82) were analyzed. We found that (1) SNSs usage was positively correlated with both positive and negative indicators of mental health, and no significant difference between these two mean correlations was found; (2) age did not moderate the relationship between SNSs usage and mental health; (3) SNSs usage was positively related to positive indicators for measures of social network size, while general use was positively related to negative indicators; (4) stronger correlations were found between SNSs usage and positive indicators of mental health in collectivist cultures than in individualistic cultures; (5) as percentage of female participants increased, a stronger relationship between social network sites and negative indicators of mental health was observed. This meta-analysis allows for integration of conclusions of past studies and establishes a clearer understanding of the relations between SNSs usage and mental health, including recognizing that complex factors (such as cultural background and gender) moderate these relations.

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