Understanding social media and identity work in young people transitioning to university

Thomas, Lisa; Briggs, Pam; Hart, Andrew; Kerrigan, Finola

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.021

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“…However, in accordance with similar research (e.g. Thomas et al, 2017), we saw a number of disparities between participants' true selves-their character, nature or own opinions-and their more authentic history and self-presentation. Most participants acknowledged polishing their life-log history and aiming for a peace-keeping selfpresentation.…”

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“…These processes were accompanied by anxieties about public scrutiny, especially in relation to early impressions from their youth that did not always reflect the participant's "professional self," creating a paranoid feeling about past self-generated content. Recent work exploring self-presentation on social media has highlighted psychological benefits to being authentic (Grieve & Watkinson, 2016;Thomas et al, 2017). However, in accordance with similar research (e.g.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…From Youthful Experimentation to Professional Identity: Understanding Identity Transitions in Social Media Over the last decade, social media have worked their way into everyday life (boyd, 2015;Thomas et al, 2017), and they now form our online identity from birth to death (Leaver & Highfield, 2016). Before the digital age, Grice (1941: 331) suggested that "self is to be defined in terms of memory."…”

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“…Given the increasing uptake and importance of social media, several scholars have investigated the new opportunities and challenges that self-presentations or identity in social media pose for young people (e.g. boyd, 2015; Livingstone, 2008;Niemann-Lenz, 2018;Thomas et al, 2017;Pitcan, Marwick & boyd, 2018). Still, researchers have little understanding of the influence of online self-presentation in young people's lives (Gardner & Davis, 2013), due to the complexity of time-stamped life-logs and the changing nature of social media (Brandtzaeg & Lüders, 2018).…”

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From Youthful Experimentation to Professional Identity: Understanding Identity Transitions in Social Media

Brandtzæg

Domínguez

2019

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The process of self-presentation is significantly complicated for people growing up with social media. Many individuals have time-stamped digital footprints in social media from early youth to adulthood. However, little is known about long-term consequences for these individuals, their experience of time and their identity transition from youthful experimentation to a professional identity in social media. Through 15 in-depth interviews, our study explores challenges concerning identity transition and impression management in social media for young adults who have recently entered working life as journalists. Our participants described how they curated their image and self-censored both their previous and current self-generated content in social media. We also find that many have actively opted for passive and peace-keeping self-presentation and use of social media or for turning their usage into private messaging platforms, masking their online identity. Some participants indicated they felt trapped by their own identity making in social media.

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From Youthful Experimentation to Professional Identity: Understanding Identity Transitions in Social Media

Brandtzæg

Domínguez

2019

YOUNG

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“…The youths of today, mainly university and college students, prefer Facebook as the leading social media network to connect with friends and family [44], [45]. With the rise in some users, social media sites cannot monitor all the information posted, exchanged, and disseminated online, and this could give way to misinformation and abuse of information for the sake of personal gain [46].…”

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Credibility Dimensions for Islamic Information in Social Media

Kadir

Salim

2018

Int. J. Adv. Sci. Eng. Inf. Technol.

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A new way of spreading knowledge and collaborating with each other to achieve specific objectives has been introduced with the rise of social media, which is a useful communication tool. A growing number of people are using social media in search of information relating to religious learning and practices. The younger generation is one of the primary users of social media; therefore, many Islamic scholars are reaching out to Muslim youths using this channel. However, as people assimilate themselves to the use of social media in gaining knowledge, questions begin to emerge on the credibility of the Islamic information discovered. Anyone regardless of their background can post or share information or articles on social media, so much information is not always credible or true. Self-proclaimed Islamic scholars could use social media for their gains such as to support and propagate sentiments, misinform, spread rumors or startup conspiracies. This could confuse social media users, especially the younger generation, whose main information source is social media. Despite the significant importance of this area, limited research has empirically examined the factors that affect the credibility of social media information particularly relating to the Islamic context. In addressing this gap, this study inspects the factors obtained from the literature and classifies the dimensions of social media information credibility. Based on the established credibility theories of the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM), Prominence-Interpretation theory, and Social Cognitive theory, a research model is developed to determine Islamic information credibility on social media platforms. It is imperative that the study classify the credibility dimensions, in order to further validate the factors that influence social media users in confirming the credibility of Islamic information. This study also aims to clear doubts and dispel misinformation regarding the Islamic religion by providing a basis for the society to ascertain Islamic information credibility and authenticity.

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Digital Natives or Digital Castaways? Processes of Constructing and Reconstructing Young People’s Digital Identity and Their Educational Implications

Muñoz-Rodríguez

Dacosta

Martín-Lucas

2021

Identity in a Hyperconnected Society

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Understanding social media and identity work in young people transitioning to university

Cited by 72 publications

References 54 publications

From Youthful Experimentation to Professional Identity: Understanding Identity Transitions in Social Media

From Youthful Experimentation to Professional Identity: Understanding Identity Transitions in Social Media

Credibility Dimensions for Islamic Information in Social Media

Digital Natives or Digital Castaways? Processes of Constructing and Reconstructing Young People’s Digital Identity and Their Educational Implications

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