Getting acquainted with social networks and apps: it is time to talk about TikTok

Anderson, Katie Elson

doi:10.1108/lhtn-01-2020-0001

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“…This is partially due to the fact that effects can be explored in terms of both a short and long term, each with different consequences. Moreover, the social media platforms resent of the users' preferences and mass tendencies, and what is new and trendy today might swiftly lose people's interest ( 130 ). Since keeping track of how communication technologies evolve across the years can be a precious resource on developmental trajectories, it becomes of great importance for researchers to build and rely on constantly updated evidence.…”

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Social Media Usage and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review

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Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, are now part of almost everyone's social life, especially for the newer generations. Children and teenagers grew up together with these Internet-based services, which have become an integral part of their personal and social life. However, as reported in various studies, psychological and psychiatric problems are sometimes associated with problematic usage of social media. The primary purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the cognitive, psychological, and social outcomes correlated with a problematic use of social media sites during the developmental stages, from age 10 to 19 years. With a specific focus on depression, anxiety, eating, and neurodevelopmental disorders, the review also discusses evidence related to genetic and neurobiological issues, together with the implications in clinical work and future directions under a multidisciplinary perspective. While the scientific community has made significant progress in enhancing our understanding of the impact of social media on teenagers' lives, more research integrating biological and environmental factors is required to fully elucidate the development of these disorders.

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Social Media Usage and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review

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“…In this way, TikTok is closer to Vine than to Instagram stories, but it is also more playful than it is social. TikTok seems more like an experimental audiovisual playground for users rather than a social network to connect through (Anderson 2020, Bresnick 2019).…”

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"It took me almost 30 minutes to practice this." Performance and Production Practices in Dance Challenge Videos on TikTok

Klug

2020

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TikTok is a music-based video sharing social media app famous for users creating short meme and dance videos. TikTok videos are largely based on popular song snippets, which is why lip syncing and dance moves evolve as significant user performance practices in videos. User prosumption has not yet been studied regarding the characteristics of TikTok.This paper is based on social practice and performance theory, social media studies, and participatory online video culture. It uses the #distancedance challenge on TikTok to analyze production practices and strategies of users through qualitative video product analysis. 92 videos were coded and categorized regarding their visual content (who participated in which way) and paratextual elements (used tags and captions). The visual and (para-)textual elements were then analyzed regarding indicators that allow to draw conclusions on users' video creation strategies and performance practices in participating in the #distancedance challenge.The results show videos are mainly performed by single white female teenagers wearing casual outfits in their bedrooms. Users shared their experiences about learning and performing the dance in video captions. While users prepared settings and outfits for their performance, the majority of performances seems rather unplanned or spontaneous. This indicates most videos might be part of a series of user attempts to master the dance challenge resulting in posting the first successful video performance to TikTok. In addition to the dance moves, participants also added gestures as closing elements to their performances. This indicates their knowledge of using signals as part of an online community while at the same time manifesting their belongingness to the community.These first results of a qualitative product analysis illustrate some of users' motivations and effort to participate in TikTok dance challenges. For a better understanding of production practices, further ethnographic research needs to combine methods of production and product analysis.

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“…As the large user numbers in a very short time-window demonstrate, TikTok not only represents a global phenomenon but also has been criticized with respect to data protection issues/privacy ( 5 , 6 ), spreading hate ( 7 ) and might serve as a platform engendering cyberbullying ( 8 , 9 ). Given the many young users of this platform (e.g., 81.68% of China users of Tiktok are under 35 years old—see above, and 32.5% of the US users are 19 years old and younger) 4 , it is of particular relevance to better understand the motivation to use TikTok, alongside related topics.…”

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On the Psychology of TikTok Use: A First Glimpse From Empirical Findings

Montag

Yang

Elhai

2021

Front. Public Health

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TikTok (in Chinese: DouYin; formerly known as musical.ly) currently represents one of the most successful Chinese social media applications in the world. Since its founding in September 2016, TikTok has seen widespread distribution, in particular, attracting young users to engage in viewing, creating, and commenting on “LipSync-Videos” on the app. Despite its success in terms of user numbers, psychological studies aiming at an understanding of TikTok use are scarce. This narrative review provides a comprehensive overview on the small empirical literature available thus far. In particular, insights from uses and gratification theory in the realm of TikTok are highlighted, and we also discuss aspects of the TikTok platform design. Given the many unexplored research questions related to TikTok use, it is high time to strengthen research efforts to better understand TikTok use and whether certain aspects of its use result in detrimental behavioral effects. In light of user characteristics of the TikTok platform, this research is highly relevant because TikTok users are often adolescents and therefore from a group of potentially vulnerable individuals.

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Getting acquainted with social networks and apps: it is time to talk about TikTok

Cited by 176 publications

References 6 publications

Social Media Usage and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review

Social Media Usage and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review

"It took me almost 30 minutes to practice this." Performance and Production Practices in Dance Challenge Videos on TikTok

On the Psychology of TikTok Use: A First Glimpse From Empirical Findings

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