An Observational Exploration of Factors Affecting Perceived Social Isolation Among Social Media Using Medical Professional Course Students In South Indian State of India

Tirukkovalluri, Sree Sucharitha; Malarvannan, Karthick; Karthik, R C; Mahendiran, Balaji Sivaram; Arumugam, Balaji

doi:10.47203/ijch.2020.v32i01.015

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“…Medical students generally reported using SoMe for at least six hours per week, 137 reporting poor health behaviours when using Facebook such as holding urine, skipping meals, and midnight logins, leading to disturbed sleep, 105,138 headaches, back and shoulder pain and eye irritation 139 . One study linked SoMe use to increased risk of anxiety & depression, 140 whilst two suggested SoMe may contribute to social isolation 139,141 …”

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Social media in undergraduate medical education: A systematic review

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Introduction There are over 3.81 billion worldwide active social media (SoMe) users. SoMe are ubiquitous in medical education, with roles across undergraduate programmes, including professionalism, blended learning, well being and mentoring. Previous systematic reviews took place before recent explosions in SoMe popularity and revealed a paucity of high‐quality empirical studies assessing its effectiveness in medical education. This review aimed to synthesise evidence regarding SoMe interventions in undergraduate medical education, to identify features associated with positive and negative outcomes. Methods Authors searched 31 key terms through seven databases, in addition to references, citation and hand searching, between 16 June and 16 July 2020. Studies describing SoMe interventions and research on exposure to existing SoMe were included. Title, abstract and full paper screening were undertaken independently by two reviewers. Included papers were assessed for methodological quality using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI) and/or the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) instrument. Extracted data were synthesised using narrative synthesis. Results 112 studies from 26 countries met inclusion criteria. Methodological quality of included studies had not significantly improved since 2013. Engagement and satisfaction with SoMe platforms in medical education are described. Students felt SoMe flattened hierarchies and improved communication with educators. SoMe use was associated with improvement in objective knowledge assessment scores and self‐reported clinical and professional performance, however evidence for long term knowledge retention was limited. SoMe use was occasionally linked to adverse impacts upon mental and physical health. Professionalism was heavily investigated and considered important, though generally negative correlations between SoMe use and medical professionalism may exist. Conclusions Social media is enjoyable for students who may improve short term knowledge retention and can aid communication between learners and educators. However, higher‐quality study is required to identify longer‐term impact upon knowledge and skills, provide clarification on professionalism standards and protect against harms.

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Social media in undergraduate medical education: A systematic review

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“…Research has shown that the perceived value of social media users has a significant effect on their sense of belonging (Tirukkovalluri et al, 2020). Davis (2015) examined the relationship between belongingness and perceived value based on social and behavior theoretical perspectives in a study on the willingness and behavior of sustained engagement on social networking sites.…”

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Accessing the Influence of Perceived Value on Social Attachment: Developing Country Perspective

2021

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Perceived value has a positive impact on users’ social attachment in social media usage contexts and is a topic at the forefront of current research in consumer behavior. Although studies have begun to investigate the factors influencing social attachment, there is a lack of research on how perceived value affects social attachment. Therefore, this study uses privacy concern theory, to build a theoretical model with moderated and mediation roles, using Chinese Tik Tok users as data and survey sample, and applying Mplus7.0 to analyze the mediation mechanism and boundary conditions of the relationship between perceived value and social attachment through the structural equation model. In Study 1, data were collected from 600 Tik Tok users to verify the mediating role of the sense of belonging in perceived value and social attachment relationship. The users participating in the questionnaire survey were mainly from mainland China. In Study 2, two waves of data were collected from 500 Tik Tok users to verify the mediating role of the sense of belonging, and support part of the moderating role of privacy concern. However, except that the relationship between information value and social attachment is inhibited by privacy concern, the relationship between entertainment and social value and social attachment is not regulated by privacy concern. This research examines the practical effects of perceived value in the context of social media use, reveals the internal mechanism of the impact of perceived value on social attachment, and provides a reference for the innovative management and commercial practice of social media.

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