Handbook of Social Media Use Online Relationships, Security, Privacy, and Society Volume 2

Volume 2

1st Edition - December 1, 2023
Editors: Vladlena Benson, John McAlaney
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 8 0 4 - 3
eBook ISBN:
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Handbook of Social Media Use: Online Relationships, Security, Privacy, and Society explores the determinants of social media use in individuals. This book investigates the ways in which individuals use social media to engage with their social world. This multi-contributed book also discusses the challenges and individual and social risks that may arise from social media, including addiction. Social media platforms provide us with opportunities to engage in our social worlds in ways that are unprecedented.

Social media enhances and transforms how we interact with our social world, both online and offline. With this increase in available individual information and interconnectedness, new avenues for the exploitation and influences of individuals are discovered, hence this book is an ideal resource on the topics covered.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Conclusion
Section 1: Cyberbullying and online toxicity
Chapter one. Children and adolescents’ experiences of cyberaggression and cyberbullying on social media and priorities for intervention and prevention efforts
Abstract
Table of Contents
Introduction: technology use and young people
Understanding cyberaggression and cyberbullying in the context of social media
How prevalent is cyberaggression and cyberbullying among young people?
What are the effects of cyberaggression and cyberbullying on young people?
Risk and protective factors
Intervention and prevention: challenges and opportunities
Conclusions and future directions
References
Further reading
Chapter two. Cyberbullying: problematic internet behaviors among children and youths
Abstract
Table of Contents
Methodology
Research literature
References
Further reading
Chapter three. Participation and nonparticipation in cyberbullying: a semiotic exploration on a Twitter encounter among young digital natives
Abstract
Table of Contents
Introduction
Methods
Results and discussions
The sign and the signified: what the cyberspace signifies for the senior high school students
The signifier: how the signification of the cyberspace mediates the senior high school students’ participation or nonparticipation in cyberbullying
References
Chapter four. Bystander intervention to cyberbullying on social media
Abstract
Table of Contents
An introduction to cyberbullying
Prevalence and impact of cyberbullying
Bystander intervention to cyberbullying
Theoretical explanations of bystander behavior
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
Chapter five. Interpreting ambiguous online messages: the case of banter
Abstract
Table of Contents
Introduction
Theoretical accounts for how individuals process ambiguous messages
Banter
Interpreting online banter and ambiguous behaviors
Graphical emotional cues
Impact of misinterpretation of ambiguous messages/banter
Practical implications: how to frame and interpret ambiguous messages and online banter
Conclusion
References
Section 2: Politics and influence
Chapter six. Netnography of YouTube as an open space for a vlogger advocate
Abstract
Table of Contents
Background
Methodology
Results and discussion
Summary and conclusion
References
Chapter seven. Trolling and fake news diminish critical analysis and morality: insights from Philippine newspapers and trolling narratives
Abstract
Table of Contents
Review of literature
Context, data collection, and method of analysis
Results and discussion
How trolling and fake news diminish critical analysis and moral values
Some feasible actions
Conclusion
References
Chapter eight. Modes and meanings of language use in social media
Abstract
Table of Contents
Literature review
Methods and procedure
Results and discussion
Stress styling
Presence of code-switching in status posts
Conclusion
References
Section 3: Relationships and the self
Chapter nine. Developing, nurturing, and expanding personal and professional relationships through social media
Abstract
Table of Contents
Personal relationships and social media
Professional relationships and social media
Recommendations to build positive relationships in personal and professional settings
Conclusion
References
Further reading
Chapter ten. The relationship between social media use and perceptions of online and offline loneliness during social distancing restrictions
Abstract
Table of Contents
Introduction
Research questions and hypotheses
Method
Results
Qualitative analysis
Discussion
Conclusion and recommendations
References
Chapter eleven. Dementia and digital selfhood: social networks and identity construction in the age of social media
Abstract
Table of Contents
Dementia and identity
Dementia and social media
Method
Positionality statement: Tommy’s story
Overview of included studies
Communicating lived experience: narrative identity
Community membership and combatting the “shrinking world”
Social media and dementia: tensions and opportunities
Conclusion
References
Chapter twelve. Why am I getting uncomfortable with others’ life experiences? Neglected side effects of sharing through social media
Abstract
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Network life events, social stress, and social media
Methods
Recruitment procedure
Semistructured in-depth interviews
Analysis of interviews
Findings
Negativities of awareness of network life events through Facebook
Discussion
References
Chapter thirteen. Exploring the attitudes of young people toward catfish impersonating and feigning illness on social media
Abstract
Table of Contents
Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Chapter fourteen. Pornography, social media, and sexuality
Abstract
Table of Contents
Introduction
Paradigms of negative effect and leisure in porn research
Social media and sexuality
Moral panics at the intersection of social media and pornography
Problems of social media and sexuality
Sex education and a balanced approach to considering social media and pornography
References
Index

Vladlena Benson

Professor Vladlena Benson, leads the Cybersecurity and Innovation Partnership and the IS Research group of academics working in the areas of cyber security risk management, information and supply chain security. Professor Benson is a Founding member of the Neustar International Security Council - an industry leading forum of trust, integrity and confidentiality focused on defending against cyber threats. Vladlena has served on the Board of Directors of ISACA London and Central UK over the last three years. She has published over 100 journal papers, books, edited volumes and other publications. Vladlena's research encompasses areas of innovation actions across cybersecurity risk management, financial and VFA technologies. Her research at Aston has been supported by grants from the European Commission, GCRF, Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan), UK Strategic Priorities and the British Council. Having been recognized as a Women in IT Editor's Choice Award in 2017, Professor Benson continues her work in creating an inclusive space in cyber security careers.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Aston Business School, Aston University, UK

John McAlaney

John McAlaney is a Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist and Associate Professor of Psychology at Bournemouth University. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Stirling, his MSc at the University of Strathclyde and then his PhD at the University of West of Scotland in 2007. Dr. McAlaney's PhD was on the topic of social psychology and substance use, looking particularly at misperceptions of peer norms. Following this he worked on an AERC funded post-doc position at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine before moving onto a lecturing post at the University of Bradford in 2008. He joined the Department of Psychology at Bournemouth University in 2014. Since joining Bournemouth he has collaborated extensively with colleagues in the Department of Computing and Informatics to explore psychological factors of cyber security, including participation in hacking and hacktivism, group dynamics in cyber security actors and decision making processes in relation to phishing emails and other mediums. As part of this work he collaborates extensively with government, military and commercial organisations. In 2018 he led the authorship of the British Psychological Society’s briefing paper on the role of psychology in informing cybersecurity practices.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor of Psychology, Bournemouth University, UK

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