Social Media, Human Connectivity and Psychological
                    Well-Being

Baumer, Sonja

doi:10.4135/9781446282229.n6

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“…According to recent studies, people feel pressured into checking their messages even when off work; ubiquitous technology creates a disruptive effect on both social life and productivity (Christakis & Fowler, 2013). Research shows that social networks, Skype and instant messaging lead to stress induced by multitasking at work, which in turn leads to monetary losses for organisations (Baumer, 2013).…”

Section: Implications Of Social Media In Personal and Professional Sementioning

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Collaborative competencies in professional social networking: Are students short changed by curriculum in business education?

Benson

Filippaios

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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Social networks have earned their indisputable place as a collaborative learning tool in education. In this paper, we address the gap in literature on developing a set of competencies to allow graduates to make the most of collaborative technologies for business and professional activity as well as career management. Based on a survey of over 600 business school graduates from AMBA accredited UK universities, we are able to identify the level of awareness and degree of application of professional usage of social networks amongst students. Our results show that work experience and age of the business students play a significant role in their usage of social networks for professional purposes, knowledge and career management. The data shows that younger students are more social networking savvy when it comes to identifying business opportunities, while older graduates are less confident. This is important as traditionally graduate students are individuals in their mid careers and the skill gap between generation Y and the experienced graduates need to be bridged by adequate curriculum changes.

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Section: Implications Of Social Media In Personal and Professional Sementioning

confidence: 99%

Collaborative competencies in professional social networking: Are students short changed by curriculum in business education?

Benson

Filippaios

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…This is particularly true of adolescents and young adults (Strom and Strom, ). Thus, the absence of social cues, gained through co‐presence, which characterises previous rounds of electronic communication like email, is potentially compounded (Baumer, ). Although the language in these commentaries can tend towards the hyperbolic, they doubtless capture new and emerging tendencies which are driven by I&SM.…”

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Enacting the internet and social media on the public sector's frontline

Mearns¹,

Richardson²,

Robson³

2015

New Technol Work Employ

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Recognising their growing role in public services, this article draws on the notion of ‘enactment’ to argue that the internet and social media (I&SM) need to be understood in particular institutional, organisational and social contexts. Focusing on street‐level bureaucrats who deliver frontline services, we explore efforts to integrate I&SM into youth work with clients who are thought to be ‘digitally savvy’ but also in need of protection from the ‘online world’. As clients can be vulnerable and trust is a key relational component, organisation–practitioner–client boundaries are complex and under continuous renegotiation. However, the layering of new virtual channels of interaction adds extra complexity. This change necessitates the development of innovative routines, practices and protocols, but these are being developed in a wider social context where the norms of using social media have not caught up with practice and the use of these tools is still often surrounded by moral panic.

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“…Previous research has established that social media use may enhance human interaction and psychological well-being (Baumer, 2013), as well as improve users' civic engagement (Obar et al, 2012) and learning processes (Garrett and Cutting, 2012). Besides, social media has also been found to constitute an important tool for creating and maintaining customer-brand relationships through improving brand loyalty (Baumöl et al, 2016), brand awareness (Hutter et al, 2013), brand engagement (Schultz, 2016) and emotional attachment (Hudson et al, 2015), among others.…”

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From Instagram overuse to instastress and emotional fatigue: the mediation of addiction

Blas

Buzova

Romero

2019

SJME

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Purpose Today’s society interest in mobile photography drives consumers’ and brands’ growing usage of Instagram. This paper aims to address the consequences of excessive use of Instagram on the negative feeling of losing information when not connected and the emotional fatigue resulting from an overcharge with new information. The mediating role of addiction between Instagram overuse and the two outcomes is also analyzed. Design/methodology/approach Data from 342 active Instagram users were used to test the proposed model, applying the partial least square equation modeling method (SmartPLS 3). Findings Addiction partially mediates the impact of overuse on emotional fatigue and instastress. Addiction to Instagram was mainly due to respondents’ lack of control over the time spent on it resulting in incapability to reduce its usage. Social implications Social networking site managers, educators, families and public institutions should promote an adequate use of Instagram, making users (especially the young) aware of the potential threats of its excessive usage. The control on the amount of time devoted to Instagram is a key factor for detaining overuse and addiction, as well as avoiding the negative outcomes analyzed in this research. Originality/value The findings contribute to the extant knowledge on the negative side of the digitization of the individual, as little is known about it to the best of the authors’ knowledge.

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Social Media, Human Connectivity and Psychological Well-Being

Cited by 6 publications

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Collaborative competencies in professional social networking: Are students short changed by curriculum in business education?

Collaborative competencies in professional social networking: Are students short changed by curriculum in business education?

Enacting the internet and social media on the public sector's frontline

From Instagram overuse to instastress and emotional fatigue: the mediation of addiction

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