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Navigating Social Media in #Ophthalmology

Spatial Patterns of Purposeful Social Networking and Socioeconomic Influences: Towards a Mature, Inclusive Networked Society in the U.S.

Social media use, community participation and psychological well-being among individuals with serious mental illnesses

[Purpose/Meaning] In the past 10 years, the modern media marked by the rise of new media has developed rapidly. The comprehensive application of digital media technology has almost been subversive in the field of risk communication. Social media has become an important channel for citizens to participate in risk communication. Although domestic and foreign studies have shown that social media is increasingly used in risk communication, few studies have compared the use of social media in risk communication between Chinese and American governments from the perspective of communication effects. [Methods/Processes] The content analysis method is used to explore the differences between different management organizations and different crisis stages in the risk communication between the two countries in terms of issue construction, public use behavior, and public and government social media interaction. [Results/Conclusions] The study found that China focused on building factual frameworks and the US focused on building action frameworks; the two countries have high public participation, but the two government social media lacks responses to public questions; the amount of information published by China far exceeds that of the United States, but China The public's positive comment rate is lower than the US and other issues. Finally, based on the comparative conclusions, the Chinese government provides effective advice on the effective use of government social media for risk communication.

Background:Today, social media platforms are more popular than ever in Saudi Arabia. Despite the influence of social media on patients’ decisions to undergo cosmetic surgery, it is still unclear how social media platforms affect the private practice of plastic surgeons around Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to assess Saudi plastic surgeons’ use of social media and its impact on their practices.Methods:The study was based on a self-administered questionnaire that was built on previous literature and distributed to practicing Saudi plastic surgeons. A survey consisting of 12 items was conducted to assess patterns of social media use and its impact on plastic surgery practice.Results:This study included 61 participants. Thirty-four surgeons (55.7%) were using social media platforms in their practice. The use of social media was significantly different among surgeons with different levels of practice in cosmetic surgery (P = 0.004) and reconstructive surgery (P = 0.049). Social media presence was significantly more prevalent among surgeons in private practice (70.6%, P = 0.034). The use of social media in plastic surgery is overall positive for the field (60.7%).Conclusions:Despite plastic surgeons’ differing views on social media, its role within the field of plastic surgery is evidently on the rise. The use of social media is not equal across all practice types. Surgeons practicing in private hospitals and specializing in aesthetic surgery are more likely to view social media favorably and use it in their practice.

During the college transition, many students undergo rapid changes in the frequency and patterns of social media use, while also facing sudden challenges in adapting to the new interpersonal environment. However, it remains unclear how social media use intensity and social media use problems are temporally related to interpersonal adaptation during this important stage of development. This study conducted a 30-day intensive longitudinal design to explore the fine-grained temporal relationships between social media use intensity, social media use problems, and interpersonal adaptation, as well as the intensive mediating role of upward social comparison during the first month of the college transition. The sample comprised 317 first-year college students in China (71.8% female; Mage = 18.16 years, SD = 0.65). Participants completed daily reports over a 30-day intensive tracking period, with data collected each evening between 8:30 and 9:00 PM. Multilevel residual dynamic structural equation modeling revealed that both social media use intensity and social media use problems on the previous day significantly, negatively predicted interpersonal adaptation on the following day during the college transition. Additionally, upward social comparison played an intensive mediating role in the temporal relationship between social media use problems and interpersonal adaptation. These findings offer important insights into how social media use at a fine-grained temporal level influences interpersonal adaptation during the college transition, informing strategies to support first-year students' adjustment.

This study was carried out to examine the awareness and use of social media tools by Library and Information Professionals (LIPs) in selected academic libraries in South-west, Nigeria and the challenges they face in the use of social media technologies. Descriptive survey was adopted for this study. The population of the study comprised 217 library and information professionals from 10 selected academic libraries in south-west, Nigeria. A total enumeration technique was used to cover all the library and information professionals, 136 respondents filled and returned the questionnaire, given a response rate of 62.7%. The questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data collected. The findings show that majority of LIPs possessed a high level of awareness in the use of social media tools. The study also revealed that social network tools were highly used by LIPs in the academic libraries studied and the types of social media used by LIPs was also revealed. The major challenges faced in the use of social media include inadequate power supply, lack of Internet access and time constraints. The paper recommended that to enhance the use of social media by LIPs, there is need for constant awareness of the importance of social media tools to LIPs and libraries in effective service delivery, LIPs should be ready to learn, unlearn and be learned in the use of social media and University libraries should provide enabling environment such as Internet connectivity, power supply and policy to guide LIPs in social media usage.

Business firms and the public have encountered massive consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has become the most significant challenge and influenced all communities. This research study focuses on exploring the relationship between COVID-19 knowledge, social distancing, individuals' attitudes toward social media use, and practices of using social media amid the COVID-19 crisis. This study examines how attitudes toward social media use mediate the linkage between COVID-19 knowledge, social distancing, and practices for social media use. This survey uses a non-probability convenience sampling approach to collect samples and recruit willing respondents with their consent for data collection. This study recorded the feedback from 348 participants who encountered the indirect/direct effects of nationwide lockdowns, restrictions on social gatherings, and COVID-19 infection. The findings validate the proposed hypotheses for their direct effects and indicate significant β-values, t-statistics, and the p-values at p <0.001. The results validate a relationship between the COVID-19 knowledge of and social distancing practices. Similarly, the results approved a positive link between social distancing and attitudes toward social media use amid COVID-19. The findings validate the relation between social distancing and attitudes toward social media use during COVID-19 challenges (β-value = 0.22 and t-statistics = 3.078). The results show the linkage between attitudes toward social media use and practices of using social media (β-value = 0.41, and t-statistics = 7.175). Individuals' attitude toward social media use during COVID-19 mediates the connection between COVID-19 knowledge and COVID-19 practices of using social media use. The results validate the first mediation at β-value = 0.21 and t-statistic = 5.327. Similarly, the findings approve that attitudes toward social media use in the pandemic have positively mediated the relation between distancing and practices for social media use amid the crisis of COVID-19 (β-value = 0.09 and t-statistic = 2.633). The findings indicate how people have been indulged in social media to pave their business communication needs. The results provide valuable insights for the global business community. This study provides a systematic and holistic research model that helps in exploring the consequences of COVID-19. The generalizability of the findings provides valuable directions for future research related to the current pandemic.

PurposeThis study aims to examine how 20 local governments in Canada and the USA operationalize the government–citizen trust relationship through the administration of social media by answering two questions: Can local governments use social media to increase citizen trust? and if local governments can use social media, what can be learned about the administration of social media that results in an increase in citizen trust of government?Design/methodology/approachBased on a normative belief that increasing the trustworthiness of government is a desired outcome, the working proposition is that social media may offer a low-barrier method for engaging citizens and supporting trust-based relationships, if social media programs are administered in a way that operationalizes this objective. Using content analysis of data collected from interview transcripts and documentary sources, this exploratory, process-oriented study emphasizes the social, organizational and functional contexts of social media and social media as records.FindingsThe study found that most cities had extensive programs featuring multiple accounts on a number of common platforms. The cities maintained tight control over content, account creation and employee and audience participation to ensure compliance with federal and provincial or state legislation and to mitigate technology and content-based risks. The cities used social media to broadcast information, respond to service requests and provide issue management. Social media results were measured sporadically on an ad hoc basis for operational purposes and only two cities had dedicated procedures in place for managing social media as records. Contrary to previous research, this study indicates that fiduciary trust relationships do require trust by the agent (i.e. institution) and the principal (i.e. citizen).Research limitations/implicationsTo increase generalizability, an effort was made to select cities that were demographically and geographically diverse by selecting a range of population sizes and locations. However, selection was skewed towards cities with well-developed social media programs, and as a result, over half of the cities were national, provincial or state capitals or larger population centres. While these cities experienced economic advantages, the participants in the study identified challenges around resourcing and capacity, and their responses are expected to be of value to cities operating under similar constraints. Additionally, this study represents a point in time, as social media use at the local governments continued to expand and evolve during and after the data collection period.Practical implicationsThis paper identifies three scenarios where social media content from local government accounts should be managed as records, including: the documentation of incidents, the on-going collection of city content from high-profile accounts and the “on demand” collection of citizens’ content where cities have asked for citizen input on topics or issues.Social implicationsThis study provides an in-depth characterization of social media administration and use by 20 local governments in Canada and the USA. Considering the progress made by cities in e-government using their websites as a base, cities can develop greater capacity for open government, meaning wider participation by citizens in the decisions that affect them on a daily basis. To achieve goals of transparency, accountability and civic participation, cities will need to develop capacity around social media measurement, reporting and procedures for managing social media as records.Originality/valueIn providing a detailed and complete description of social media use in 20 cities in two countries, this study moves beyond a compliance- and requirement-driven approach to consider the larger question of government–citizen trust and the relevance of records within this relationship.

Introduction Recent research reveals significant impacts of social media use on students’ sleep patterns and quality. Many young adults stay up late engaging with social media, affecting their physical and mental health, and academic performance. Frequent social media use is associated with delayed bedtimes, difficulties falling asleep, shorter sleep duration, and poorer sleep quality. Female college students who spend more time on social media report higher levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms compared to males. However, less is known about how social media use may directly or indirectly impact sleep differentially by gender. Methods Survey data was collected from four cross-sectional cohorts of college students from Psychology classes at a large Southeastern Research University in Fall 2020 (n=589), Fall 2021 (n=323), Fall 2023 (n=698), and Spring 2024 (n=445). Participants (n=2055) received partial course credit for completing a Qualtrics survey addressing fear of missing out (FoMO), social media use frequency, anxiety, depression, perceived stress, sleep quality (PSQI), and other sleep-related questions. Results A one-way MANOVA compared differences in mental health, FoMO, sleep quality, social media use, and texting habits by sex. Women reported higher levels of FoMO, anxiety, depression, and stress than men (ps &amp;lt;.01). Women also checked social media more frequently and spent over 35 minutes more per day on social media. Sleep satisfaction was similar between genders (p &amp;gt;.05), but women reported slightly more sleep (M = 7.94 hours) than men (M = 7.73), p =.03. FoMO and social media use were negatively correlated with depression, anxiety, stress. Conclusion Results suggest female college students may struggle more with mental health and quality sleep. Future research should explore whether social media use predicts poor sleep quality and low well-being, or if mental health struggles increase social media appeal. Additionally, interventions to decrease social media use could be investigated for potential improvements in sleep quality and mental health factors. Support (if any) none

IntroductionResearch shows that the use of electronics before bed can negatively impact the circadian rhythm and sleep. Less is known, however, about social media use in relation to sleep continuity disturbance (i.e., insomnia). In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, social media use increased and updates about the pandemic were easily accessible online. It is possible that social media use before bed could introduce additional psychological stressors due to availability of negative content online and known correlations to depression and anxiety. Thus, the aim of this research was to examine how social media use before bed influenced different subtypes of insomnia during the initial months of the pandemic.Methods4,138 adults (mean age = 45.8 years; 79% women) completed a national online survey during April – June 2020. Social media use before bed was measured using the first item on the Social Media Engagement questionnaire (i.e., “How often do you use social media in the 15 minutes before you go to sleep?”). Participants responded to this item based on how many days per week (range = 1-7). Sleep disturbance was assessed using a retrospective sleep diary and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). The sleep diary asked about sleep continuity (e.g., sleep latency, wake after sleep onset, total sleep time) during the past month.ResultsResults from separate regression analyses supported that social media use before bed was positively related to greater ISI scores, b = 0.25, t = 8.0, p < 0.001. For example, those who use social media before bed every day reported greater mean ISI scores and sleep latency times (mean ISI = 9.5; SL = 37.5 minutes) compared to those who reported never using social media before bed (mean ISI = 7.7; SL = 27.9 minutes). In contrast, social media use before bed was not related to other sleep continuity variables.ConclusionThe present data supports that social media use before bed is related to insomnia symptoms, specifically difficulty with sleep initiation. These findings are significant as they may help us understand which aspects of insomnia are most vulnerable to the negative impact of online social interactions, especially during a highly stressful period, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.Support (If Any)K23HL141581 (PI: Vargas); R25HL10544 (PI: Jean-Louis); K24AG055602 (PI: Perlis)

Social media has become an integral part of modern communication, with millions of users worldwide. While it facilitates connectivity and information sharing, its psychological effects, particularly on selfesteem and body image, have raised significant concerns. This study investigates the impact of social media use on self-esteem and body image among female young adults in Sri Lanka. Using convenience sampling, the study included 251 females with ages ranging from 18 to 26. A Google form that included a demographic questionnaire, the Social Media Use Scale, the Body Image Questionnaire, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was shared through social media platforms to collect data. A one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) confirmed a statistically significant multivariate effect of social media use on both body image and self-esteem, with social media use explaining 8.5% of the variance in the combined dependent variables. Follow-up analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated a significant effect of social media use on body image and self-esteem separately, with small to moderate effect sizes. Further analysis using Welch’s t-test showed that individuals with Low social media use had significant and higher self-esteem (d = 0.459) and more positive body image (d = 0.580) compared to those with High social media use. Findings highlight that social media use has a significant effect on both self-esteem and body image, with higher social media use associated with lower self-esteem and poor body image. Future research should examine usage patterns and cultural influences. Keywords: Social media use, body image, self-esteem, Sri Lankan female young adults

Social norms and e-motions in problematic social media use among adolescents

Social Media Affordances and Constraints: Design, Use and Implications for Enterprises

Social media use, cannabis attitudes, and cannabis use among adolescents: An observational study