How do Saudi youth engage with social media?

Stanger, Nigel; Alnaghaimshi, N. I.; Pearson, Erika

doi:10.5210/fm.v22i5.7102

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“…The present study found that most respondents used social media very often. The International Telecommunication Union has noted that Saudi Arabia is one of the top ten countries using information and communication technology ( 30 ). There have been significant increases in social media users in Saudi Arabia over the past few years, reaching 23 million users, an amount equal to 70% of the population ( 31 ).…”

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The impact of social media on risk perceptions during COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

Angawi¹,

Albugmi

2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundSocial media is considered a critical source for seeking health information, especially during outbreaks. During the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, social media played an important role in disseminating information. However, it has been a source of misinformation in many communities throughout the pandemic. Whether this disseminated information has a positive or negative impact, individuals' risk perceptions of disease are influenced. It is important to explore factors that build public behaviors and their adaptation of risk reduction measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the role of social media and its impact on the risk perceptions of the COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study, and participants were recruited using different social media outlets between August to October 2020. The survey was delivered through Qualtrics platform targeting Saudi Arabian residents over the age of 18 years old. The questionnaire was delivered in English and Arabic. A convenience sampling was used to recruit participants to the study. The survey link was posted on several social media platforms.ResultsA total of 2,680 respondents completed the online survey. The results showed that male gender, individuals earning 4,000–12,000 SAR, and employed had positive and significant relationships with risk perception compared to their counterparts (β: 0.044, p-value: 0.035 and β: 0.051, p-value: 0.041, β: 0.108 p-value: < 0.001, β: 0.119 p-value: < 0.001), respectively. In second block, individuals exposed to social media had higher risk perception (β: 0.096, p-value < 0.001). In third block, self-efficacy was significantly but negatively associated with risk perception, indicating individuals who were self-efficient were less likely to perceive risk for the COVID-19 (β: −0.096, p-value < 0.001). There was no interactive effect of social media and self-efficacy on risk perception.ConclusionThe current study results show that social media exposure to the COVID-19 information has a positive impact in shaping an individuals' risk perception. The study also suggests that there is a need for public officials and policymakers to develop effective communication strategies through risk communication campaigns targeted at women, individuals with lower socioeconomic status, and those who are single as they showed a negative relationship with risk perception.

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The impact of social media on risk perceptions during COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

Angawi¹,

Albugmi

2022

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“…A Saudi study by Stanger et al (2017) provided invaluable insight into social media habits of an Arabian Gulf country with a comparative cultural landscape to Kuwait. Kuwait is collectivist and patriarchal where family is regarded as a priority, and people define themselves in terms of the context in which they belong, such as by tribes, families from patriarchal lineage, and the country they belong to.…”

Section: Kuwait Arab Culture Gender and Social Mediamentioning

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“…Thus, the sharing of information on social media is linked to one's reputation within society. (Dinkha et al 2008, Al-Jassar 2009, Dakhli et al 2013, EEAS 2016, Stanger et al 2017.…”

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ATINER is an Athens-based World Association of Academics and Researchers based in Athens. ATINER is an independent and non-profit Association with a Mission to become a forum where Academics and Researchers from all over the world can meet in Athens, exchange ideas on their research and discuss future developments in their disciplines, as well as engage with professionals from other fields. Athens was chosen because of its long history of academic gatherings, which go back thousands of years to Plato"s Academy and Aristotle"s Lyceum. Both these historic places are within walking distance from ATINER"s downtown offices. Since antiquity, Athens was an open city. In the words of Pericles, Athens"…is open to the world, we never expel a foreigner from learning or seeing". ("Pericles" Funeral Oration", in Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War). It is ATINER"s mission to revive the glory of Ancient Athens by inviting the World Academic Community to the city, to learn from each other in an environment of freedom and respect for other people"s opinions and beliefs. After all, the free expression of one"s opinion formed the basis for the development of democracy, and Athens was its cradle. As it turned out, the Golden Age of Athens was in fact, the Golden Age of the Western Civilization. Education and (Re)searching for the "truth" are the pillars of any free (democratic) society. This is the reason why Education and Research are the two core words in ATINER"s name.

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“…In this region, some researchers were concerned in exploring how individuals' awareness toward privacy for online social networks (Snapchat) appose to their protective actions [9]. Moreover, in [10], the study was about examining how Saudi youth engagements with online social networks are formed and constrained within the cultural and religious aspects of this region. Meanwhile, others were assessing the effectiveness of Snapchat in raising the awareness of breast cancer among Saudi female students in the Dammam region [11].…”

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The Future of Snapchat: A Mathematical Model

Al-Tuwairqi¹,

Aloosh²,

Bagies³

2019

JAMP

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Saudi Arabia has become one of the leading top five countries based on the number of Snapchat users as of October 2018. In this project, we build a novel mathematical model to explore the future of Snapchat in general and in Saudi Arabia particularly. The model incorporates the trend of "famous Snapchatters" that is highly observed in Saudi Arabia. The model is governed by a system of nonlinear differential equations. We analyze the system qualitatively and numerically. As a result, three equilibrium points are obtained. By considering their stability, we outline different possible scenarios for the future of Snapchat. Moreover, parameter analysis is performed to investigate key parameters in the model. Furthermore, an online survey is conducted to estimate the values for the parameters in the model to explore which scenario is likely to happen in Saudi Arabia.

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How do Saudi youth engage with social media?

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