Young people’s uses of wearable healthy lifestyle technologies; surveillance, self-surveillance and resistance

Goodyear, Victoria A.; Kerner, Charlotte; Quennerstedt, Mikael

doi:10.1080/13573322.2017.1375907

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“…Skinny girls is about how young girls present their bodies on social media. Data that related to Gymlads and Skinny girls were then deliberated by the authors (see Goodyear, Kerner and Quennerstedt 2019c). Building on Tracy (2010) and Smith and McGannon (2018) guidance for conducting high quality research, the goal of this so called deliberative strategy (Goodyear et al 2019c) is a form of collective agreement, where all co-authors are given the possibility to make judgements in relation to different alternatives, views and arguments.…”

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#Gymlad - young boys learning processes and health-related social media

Goodyear

Quennerstedt

2019

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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Recent systematic reviews identify that the factors mediating and/or moderating the relationship between social media and health outcomes are sparse. There have also been few attempts to analyse gender specific uses of social media. This paper investigated young boys health-related learning in relation to social media. Data were generated from class activities and interviews and from a large data set that included 1346 young people. The approach to the empirical data adopted was Practical Epistemology Analysis (PEA). The findings reveal two main purposes of young boys engagement with social media: (i) communicating with friends, and (ii) accessing health-related information. Irony and humour were central learning mechanisms used by young boys to participate within health-related social media, and in a way that enabled them to engage with, uphold, and handle health discourses associated with masculinitysuch as being rippedwithout fear of 'literal' peer ridicule and within a context of acceptable 'banter'. There was evidence that young people were critical users and generators of social media, who were clearly thinking through what they see, do, and use online. Hence, this paper provides a fresh evidence-based perspective on the potentially positive role of social media as a health-related learning resource. PEA is illustrated as a new methodological approach for investigating learning in the context of social media. The evidence generated can be used to inform future evaluations of social media use, the design of educative support for young people, and guidance and training for key stakeholders.

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Quennerstedt

2019

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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“…For example, some have explored how online communities facilitate a sense of belonging and social support around diverse areas like parenting, eating disorders and friendships (Kanai, 2017;Lupton, Pederson and Thomas, 2016;Miah and Rich, 2008). Others have investigated people's engagements with self-tracking technologies, for instance considering the effect of health and fitness apps on physical and mental wellbeing (Depper and Howe, 2016;Goodyear, Kerner and Quennerstedt, 2017). Researchers have also considered how individuals construct online identities, with some focussing on how online self-representation impacts on body image (Bullingham and Vasconcelos, 2013;Tiggemann and Slater, 2017), and others exploring the gendered power relations surrounding the use of digital networks for sharing sexualised images (Ringrose and Harvey, 2015).…”

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‘She has like 4000 followers!’: the celebrification of self within school social networks.

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2017

Journal of Youth Studies

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Her main research interests are teaching, learning and the curriculum in the physical education context. 'She has like 4000 followers!': the celebrification of self within school social networks. Online social interaction has become integral to contemporary social life, adding new dimensions to how young people learn, interact, and perceive themselves and one another. This paper presents theoretical insights from a year-long ethnographic study within a Scottish secondary school, where participant observation and qualitative interviews were used to explain pupils' informal social relationships. Here, pupils aged 11-18 constructed and negotiated a hyper-surveillanced social space within which many became (or strived to become) visible and 'known' amongst others and where online presentations of self were highly important. This facilitated a celebrity-esque culture amongst the pupil population whereby pupils learnt from and emulated macro celebrity culture and often framed social interactions as entertainment. Central to these practices, was a continual desire to "make gains in distinction" by demonstrating high social status amongst peers. The paper explores the resulting implications for teaching, learning and pupil wellbeing within contemporary educational environments.

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“…Moreover, in terms of sports watches and heart rate monitors, a quarter of adolescents aged between 11 and 15 own them, and only ten percent reported to actually use them [19]. In the United Kingdom, few adolescents value the use of wearables for promotion of physical activity as the primary market has been intended for adults [20]. However, there is a place for wearables, because in Finland, the ownership and usage of wearables were more strongly associated with individuals who reported to meet physical activity recommendations [19].…”

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“…Within smartphones, there are many sensors which the apps can convert into information used by the athlete, yet making it coherent and purposeful for the user can be challenging [27]. Data presented by the majority of free apps were used to provide health promotion goals and do not seem to be valued by youth [20], suggesting that more tailored user experiences for young people in physical activity and competitive sport apps are needed. Moreover, it has been pointed out that adults who traditionally provide support for adolescents such as parents and coaches need better awareness for how apps can be useful for athletes [28].…”

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The Quantified Athlete: Associations of Wearables for High School Athletes

Ryba

2018

Advances in Human-Computer Interaction

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The adoption of wearable technology in competitive sports can be an advantage to performance and training. Athletes who use personalised data to quantify their performances with the possibilities of sharing with others may use wearables to reinforce the athletic identity. Despite these changes, few studies have actually examined the associations between wearables and developing athletes in their quest for professional sports. Student athletes (n = 437, age = 17y) still in high schools completed a web-based survey about their professional aspirations, athletic identity, and the association with wearables. Wearables were measured by ownership and usage of apps, fitness trackers, or sports watches. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were reported. Most high school athletes had apps (64.3%) or fitness trackers (65.2%) and over half of the athletes (58%) had aspirations for professional sport. Athletic identity was positively associated with ownership and usage of apps and fitness trackers. The OR was greater for professional sport aspiration with fitness trackers owners (OR = 2.60, CI = 1.44-4.73) and users (OR = 4.04, CI = 2.09-7.81) than athletes without fitness trackers. Wearables were common among high school athletes and it was part of their athletic identity. For professional aspiring athletes, wearables have the potential to help provide data to support suitable training and competition schedules at a time when students may be overloaded with academic pressures.

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Young people’s uses of wearable healthy lifestyle technologies; surveillance, self-surveillance and resistance

Cited by 164 publications

References 36 publications

#Gymlad - young boys learning processes and health-related social media

#Gymlad - young boys learning processes and health-related social media

‘She has like 4000 followers!’: the celebrification of self within school social networks.

The Quantified Athlete: Associations of Wearables for High School Athletes

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