Influence Of Social Networks Research Articles

SOCIAL NETWORKS AND MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: A REVIEW OF THE STATE OF THE ART IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

Social networks constitute an emerging socialization ecosystem on which new research questions and evidence of their impact on different aspects of social life and human psychology continue to be produced. These imply a challenge for society, for science and for the formulation of public policies aimed at regulating their uses and preventing their negative effects on psychosocial variables. Childhood and adolescence are two critical stages of the life cycle for socialization, personality construction and mental health, in which there is permanent exposure to social networks and their effects. It is therefore necessary to ask ourselves how these networks infl uence the mental health and development of children and adolescents. The present literature review aims to identify and analyze the research production in relation to the use of social networks by children and adolescents and their psychosocial and mental health consequences. The review covers the period of the last ten years and covers research production in Spanish-speaking and English-speaking countries. Five lines are identifi ed in which information on the infl uence of social networks on mental health can be organized: biological and behavioral consequences, association with psychopathological variables, association with other individual psychological variables, risk factors, protection factors, and opportunities in the use of social networks, and social networks and identity construction. The fi ndings allow to generate a public refl ection on the regulation and promotion of the uses of social networks for this population and the prevention of risk factors for their mental health

The Influence of Organizational Social Network on Enterprise Collaborative Innovation—Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing and Moderating Effect of Digital Construction

This paper mainly discusses the influence of organizational social network on enterprise collaborative innovation, as well as the intermediary role of knowledge sharing and the regulatory role of digital construction. Based on social exchange theory and social cognition theory, an integration model of organizational social network influencing enterprise collaborative innovation is constructed. The hierarchical regression analysis was used to sample the high-tech enterprises in China’s Yangtze River Delta. Statistical analysis of 212 questionnaires was performed using SPSS and AMOS. It is found that organizational social network has a significant positive impact on enterprise collaborative innovation. Knowledge sharing plays a partially mediating role in the relationship between the organizational social network and enterprise collaborative innovation. Digital construction positively moderates the relationship between organizational social network and enterprise collaborative innovation. In general, In general, the research findings show that improving the construction of organizational social networks and enhancing employees’ knowledge sharing behavior can improve enterprises’ collaborative innovation ability. In addition, in the context of highly digital construction, the effect of organizational social networks on improving enterprise collaborative innovation is more obvious.

Sexting, Self-esteem, and Social Media: A Comparison among Frequent, Occasional, and Non-sexting Italian Adolescent Girls.

The phenomenon of sexting consists of sending and sharing sexual images, videos, or messages using smartphones and social networks. Sexting is spreading dangerously among adolescents who share private and explicit sexual content, ignoring the negative and risky consequences associated with this behavior. According to recent literature, sexting behavior is strongly related to the participants' level of self-esteem and social media's influence on them. Our study was a descriptive community-based study focused on the central-south Italian context, which aimed to investigate sexually risky behavior and the main motivations for sexting, and to compare differences in self-esteem and social media's influence among three groups of Italian girls: non-sexters, occasional sexters, and frequent sexters. Our research involved 569 Italian girls (14-19 years old) who completed the following questionnaires: the Health and Sexual Behavior Questionnaire; the Sexting Behavior Scale; the Multidimensional Self-Concept Scale; and the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-3. Our results showed that most participants sexted with their partner, and had a responsible attitude toward sexuality and kept sexual risk low. Moreover, frequent sexters had higher scores on social media's influence relative to the internalization of the body image and model for beauty and athleticism, as well as lower levels of global, academic, and competence self-esteem. Our results could promote interventions in the school context in order to: a) improve awareness among youth about social media use, sexting, and safe sexuality; b) reduce the risk associated with sexting and the influence of social networks; and c) stimulate reflections by teachers and parents on adolescents' sense of identity and self-esteem.

The role of social networks for decision-making about tourism destinations

The influence of social networks (SN) on destination selection was studied as part of tourism management/marketing strategy. It also presented the new extension of technology acceptance model (TAM), considering the constructs of perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU) attitude towards the use (ATU), perceived enjoyment (PE), e-word-of-mouth (eWOM) and previous influence factors (PIF) to assess tourists' behavioural intention (BI) towards the use of SN for choosing the tourism destination. For such, we performed confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the hypotheses were tested by structural equation modelling (SEM). Logistic regression was conducted to explain the influence of SN on choosing and finding destination information. Of all the respondents, 66.5% had used SN to get information or decide on their tourist destination. Facebook and Instagram exhibited greater impact on tourist destination selection than LinkedIn. The results provided insights for marketers, governments and tourism related organisations.

Նոր մեդիան փոխակերպել է քաղաքական հաղորդակցությունը / New Media Have Transformed Political Communication

Social media have played an important role in political processes in recent years. The purpose of the study is to find out what changes have occurred in the context of political communication as a result of the development of new media. Our goal is to show the changes that have changed the dynamics of communication between political leaders and the public under the influence of social networks.

Social Networks as a Didactic Support to Prevent Addictions in Nursing Students

Health professionals and mainly nurses must be kept updated on context conditions where populations they have in charge, since this is the only way to maintain communication with those vulnerable groups avoiding barriers, there are topics of difficult approach such as the use and abuse of substances in adolescents, and currently adolescents communicate through social networks. We aimed to determine the influence of social networks as a pedagogic strategy in adolescents’ health education. Method: Qualitative and descriptive study with phenomenological design. Fifteen informants from nursing career participated, and selected by convenience. Data collection was through a semi-structured interview composed of 5 questions directed to informants, regarding their experience to make an informative video about use and abuse in adolescents; questions were about their experiences, found difficulties and any other element related with the making of the video, its spread, the login and acceptance that the audiovisual material had in social networks by students and the management of information with preventive goals. All final products were incorporated to a link where group members, as well as the student community, could revise the video and make comments, maintain a chat with others, and so on, a dynamic session of presentations on questions and comments was done. An informed consent was signed. Collected qualitative data were analyzed according to De Souza Minayo. Results: Three categories emerged with nine sub-categories, Category 1: Influence of social networks on students, sub-categories: 1.1) Perception about addictions, 1.2) Expectation on attention to addictions, 1.3) As educational strategy. Category 2: Experiences of students with social networks, sub-categories: 2.1) Motivates creativity, 2.2) Rescue learned skills and add others, 2.3) Motivates empathy. Category 3: Use of social networks by nurse students, sub-categories: 3.1) Constraint in videos production, 3.2) Advantage for spread in social networks, 3.3) Favors health education. Conclusion: Social networks are accepted and used by adolescents, they represent a recommendable pedagogic strategy as a way to inform, health education and prevention of use and abuse of legal and illegal substances in vulnerable groups, it is easy to access and is a good working tool for health professionals to help in prevent of this public health issue, and to keep and reach wider coverage in health education.

МЕТОДИ ДЕСТРУКТИВНОГО ВПЛИВУ ТА ЗАХИСТУ КОНТЕНТУ В СОЦІАЛЬНИХ МЕРЕЖАХ

The work is devoted to the topical issue of protection of society from destructive influences in social networks. It has been proven that in order to prevent such influences, it is necessary to evaluate not only the materials contained in texts, audio and video content, but also the tone of the information disseminated in them. Tonality is one of the characteristics of thought or emotion and is currently used as the main parameter for classifying texts by thematic categories. This is due to the convenience and efficiency of classification according to this principle and greatly simplifies other tasks for the classification of text posts. Formed categories of tonal assessment. The possibility of assessing mood by one-dimensional or multidimensional parameter is proved. The possibility of using two approaches to classify the tonality of the text is shown. The first is the automatic analysis of digital texts by computers with elements of machine learning or teacher training. The second - with the help of dictionaries (thesauri) connected to the program. The shortcomings that occur in automatic systems for determining the key are given. A new algorithm for automatic complexes is proposed. It is noted that if the quality of the text analysis system is assessed by how well it agrees with a person's opinion on the emotional assessment of the studied text, then such indicators as accuracy and completeness can be used. Calculations of these parameters are given. When considering a publication presented in the form of an image, it is necessary to take into account the parameters of brightness, contrast, and color combinations, as these indicators can potentially be used by distributors of destructive content to attract the attention of the network. users. It is noted that the photo materials may contain various radical signs and symbols that may relate to the propaganda of a particular prohibited organization or ideology. The analysis of possible methods of influence on consciousness of the user by social networks is carried out.

Pro or Anti? A Social Influence Model of Online Stance Flipping

Social influence characterizes the change of an individual's stances in a complex social environment towards a topic. Two factors often govern the influence of stances in an online social network: endogenous influences driven by an individual's innate beliefs through the agent's past stances and exogenous influences formed by social network influence between users. Both endogenous and exogenous influences offer important cues to user susceptibility, thereby enhancing the predictive performance on stance changes or flipping. In this work, we propose a stance flipping prediction problem to identify Twitter agents that are susceptible to stance flipping towards the coronavirus vaccine (i.e., from pro-vaccine to anti-vaccine). Specifically, we design a social influence model where each agent has some fixed innate stance and a conviction of the stance that reflects the resistance to change; agents influence each other through the social network structure.From data collected between April 2020 to May 2021, our model achieves 86\% accuracy in predicting agents that flip stances. Further analysis identifies that agents that flip stances have significantly more neighbors engaging in collective expression of the opposite stance, and 53.7% of the agents that flip stances are bots and bot agents require lesser social influence to flip stances.

Sociological analysis of the influence of the Telegram social network on the educational conflicts of parents and children

Background and Aim: One of the most important forms of conflict between parents and children is their use and presence in social networks. Based on this, the aim of the present study was the sociological analysis of the effect of the Telegram social network on the educational conflicts of parents and children. Methods: The research method is descriptive-analytical, and the statistical population of the research is the students of the second secondary level in Tehran, a sample of 391 people was selected using the staged cluster method. The required information was collected using a survey research method based on the model of conflict with parents "Fine, J. Moreland and Andrew Schaubel" and a researcher-made questionnaire (containing 9 questions related to the independent variable and 13 questions related to the dependent variable). The reliability of the whole questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.83 and the collected data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential methods with the help of spss and Amos software. Results: The findings of the research indicate that the variable of form and format of using Telegram with a coefficient of (3.856) has the greatest effect on educational conflicts among students, and the variable of the content of the Telegram social network with a coefficient of (0.227) is in the next order. Among the variables affecting the form and format of Telegram use, the variable of the amount of use of Telegram during the day and night has the greatest effect on educational conflicts with a coefficient of (2.08). Among the variables of Telegram social network content, the variable of deleting contacts such as institution, organization or center in Telegram has the most impact on educational conflicts with a coefficient (0.142). Conclusion: According to other findings of the research, the most important factor in creating conflicts between students and their parents is related to the relationship with the opposite sex with a coefficient of (1.235) and regarding the level of conflict, the most effective factor in resolving the conflict is adviceability and mutual respect with a coefficient of (0.185).

Media as a factor in the formation of the civic identity of young people

The article discusses the issues of the formation of civic identity among young people. The main attention is paid to the role of mass media and social networks and their influence on the process of formation of civic identity. The current situation in the international arena and the growing trend of globalization actualize the question of preserving and strengthening citizenship, the formation of public consciousness, including civic awareness among young people. In this regard, given the easy access of modern youth to information, the rapid spread of various information channels, it is important to study their impact on the consciousness of young people, including the process of forming civic identity.The article defines the influence of mass media and social networks on the formation of civic identity of young people. The potential of new media technologies in the formation of civic identity is considered, their place in the hierarchy of identities is analyzed. The study determines the influence of mass media on the process of youth identity, depending on their type. The author emphasizes the importance of new media (Internet and social networks), while the role of traditional media is not excluded. The study showed that in the minds of young people who receive information through the Internet and social networks, there are no significant differences in the hierarchy of identities. It is established that young people who receive information through the Internet and social networks have the same level of civil identification. At the same time, there are differences in the hierarchy of identities in the minds of young people who receive information through traditional media. The practical significance of the research lies in the use of the research results by the scientific community, as well as specialists in the field of media, humanities. This article was developed as part of the financing of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Inferring Social Influence in Dynamic Networks

Inferring Social Influence in Dynamic Networks

Models of speech influence in modern social networks

This article examines how social networks can be used to influence the audience. In the modern world, social networks take a very important place in our lives. Social networks are an ideal platform for advertising. To date, there are dozens of varieties of online advertising, differing in form, nature and ways of interacting with the reader. The article provides examples of speech influence models that can be used to attract the attention of the audience.

БІЗНЕС-ПРОФІЛЬ В СОЦІАЛЬНИХ МЕРЕЖАХ – ЕФЕКТИВНИЙ ІНСТРУМЕНТ ДЛЯ ВЕДЕННЯ БІЗНЕСУ

The article reveals the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting business in social networks. The distinctive features and capabilities of the most popular social networks: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok were studied and the peculiarities of conducting business in these popular social networks were studied. The study of the influence of social networks on the promotion and efficiency of business was conducted on the example of the flower market. In recent years, the flower business has experienced a decline, which was caused first by the crisis and then by the war in the country. Today, Instagram has become one of the best platforms for running a floristry business. This social network has provided many useful tools and advantages for the owners of this business: it allows you to sell online, present goods and services on the network, monitor detailed account statistics, as well as follow coverage and feedback. All this became possible thanks to the creation, adjustment and promotion of the company's business profile. A business profile on Instagram is a company or brand account filled with features, as well as effective tools for making sales, presenting goods and services online. A business page provides many opportunities that are not available to ordinary users: the ability to connect applications and add-ons for sales, convenient setting of targeting, advertising, as well as viewing statistics. A study of the impact of the business profile on the effectiveness of the advertising process was conducted. With the correct use of targeted advertising, you can significantly save time and budget and attract a target audience that will be interested in this product. The process of creating a business page on Instagram was considered and, as an example, a business page for a flower shop was developed, its settings and targeting were carried out. An ordinary page of a flower shop on the Instagram social network was taken as a basis. Next, a transition from a regular page to a business page was made. Creating a business profile on the most popular social networks such as Instagram and Facebook will allow companies to attract more and more new customers, increase their profits, and draw attention to their brand.

Designing a model for using basic mobile social networks in identifying adolescents

Background and Aim: The most important issue of adolescence is gaining identity. Identity is considered as a process of coherence of individual changes, social demands and expectations for the future. The purpose of this study is to design a model for the use of virtual social networks in identifying adolescents. Methods: This research has been done in the framework of a quantitative approach and using the survey research method. For this purpose, 385 adolescents aged 15 to 18 years in Tehran in 2020 were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: According to the findings of the present study, the most use of social networks of adolescents is for the purpose of acquiring knowledge and in the second place for the purpose of entertainment. The level of trust and influence of male students from social networks is higher according to the average rankings. The stability and strength of the family is more than other dimensions of identity referred. The degree of influence of social networks has a significant relationship with family structure. The influence of artists and actors and social networks is more after choosing a job and activity. Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that there is a relationship between the use of mobile social networks and the identification of adolescents.

High abortion rate in a legally restrictive setting: Potential social network influence

In Côte d'Ivoire, access to abortion services is very restricted by law. However, a recent study suggests high level of induced abortion in the country. Social network can play an important role in helping women find ways around legal restrictions to induce abortion. This study explores the association between women's abortions and the prevalence of abortion in their social networks. We classify social networks into three different groups: close confidantes, household level peers and geographic cluster level peers. Drawing upon a nationally representative survey data, we found positive and statistically significant association in the close confidante and cluster peer specifications. However, we did not find strong evidence of the existence of association in the household specification.

Influence of social networks on the students of Cardenal Maure school

This article took as its main objective to analyze the use of the internet by young students of 6th junior high education unit Cardenal Maurer, identify the types of social networks and influence in their lives, so knowing the consequences that affect in the teaching-learning process during training. To this end document review data and quantitative and qualitative techniques were used.

Influence of Social Networks on Students' Choice of a University: A Case of St Augustine University of Tanzania

The main objective of this study was to establish the influence of social networks on students’ choice of a university using the descriptive research design. Simple random sampling method was used to select 138 out of 1553 potential respondents to fill the questionnaire. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics in terms of frequencies and percentages through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. This study established that majority of students used the social media platform in getting information regarding their current university. Instagram was found to be the mostly preferred social media site to provide information about the university. The study recommends that universities should develop and make use of social media platforms which work better in attracting potential students to join so as to increase the number of students. Top management teams should support the use of identified social media platforms in attracting potential students to join. Finally, universities should identify potential students and ask them to recommend their friends to choose the same university.

Some biological, behavioral and social aspects of the perfumery use in the Ukrainian population sample (part 1. age associations)

The aim. The study encompassed some aspects related to perfumes use, which can potentially influence the individual perfume choice, in particular, among different age groups of the Ukrainian population. Factors related to perfumes choice, the state of awareness of respondents regarding quality, safety, and existing stereotypes regarding the characteristics of perfumes and potential harmful effects on the human body were investigated.
 Materials and methods. The analysis was performed on a sample of 124 residents of Ukraine. Respondents, who were randomly selected, were offered a questionnaire, developed by us, which included 15 items on the demographic characteristics of the subjects and questions related to the perfume use of and stereotypes about them. The Pearson chi-squared (χ2) test was used to analyze the relationships between qualitative characteristics.
 Results and discussion. About 98 % of surveyed persons in Ukraine use perfumery. Associations were found between age and the probability of purchase by the study participants of non-original perfume products and awareness of the safety of various perfume products. It has been established, that the determining factors when choosing a perfume is a certain scent, while the brand is given secondary importance. An increase in the effect of the brand in older age groups of the population has been demonstrated. Behavioral features of perfume use have been established: in younger women, it is associated with increased self-esteem and the influence of social networks, with age, the focus shifts to the desire for a positive effect on the mood from the use of a certain fragrance. However, in all age groups, the main purpose of perfume using was to improve the emotional state. Middle-aged women are more democratic in choosing perfumery with a specific gender orientation.
 Conclusions. For the first time in Ukraine, a pilot study was conducted to find possible associations between some biological, behavioral and demographic characteristics and the perfume use. Such factors as age and education level are promising for further analysis of the selected issues

Influence in social networks with stubborn agents: From competition to bargaining

The literature on game-theoretic models of opinion dynamics in social networks mainly focuses on the Nash equilibrium, which reflects a competitive situation between influencing agents called players. In some real-world situations, however, players negotiate over a game; thus, a different type of solution needs to be considered to account for possible outcomes. In this paper, we examine an opinion dynamics game based on the Friedkin–Johnsen model for which we characterize the Pareto frontier, including the Nash bargaining solution. Next, we analyze this solution when there are changes in the susceptibility of noninfluencing agents with respect to their initial opinions. We also quantify how the Nash equilibrium outcome differs from the outcome prescribed by the Nash bargaining solution.

COMMUNICATION OF POLITICIANS WITH THE AUDIENCE: TOOLS AND SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

The political image, its formation, use and analysis are studied. Current approaches and methods of creating and effectively using a political image during communication between politicians and citizens are considered. The main goal is not only to generalize knowledge in this area, but also to identify key factors affecting the effectiveness of campaigning for political candidates. A historical review of the political image is carried out, starting from the first manifestations to modern trends. The author examines the importance of political image in modern election campaigns and its role in shaping public opinion and voters' decisions. Next, the influence of the individual brand of political figures on campaign effectiveness is investigated. The author draws attention to the need for consistency and appropriateness of the actions and speeches of political figures in order to achieve successful use of the political image. The article also analyzes modern tools and technologies that help political figures create and manage their image. The author examines the influence of social networks, television, advertising and other media channels on the formation of a political image. In the conclusion, the author sums up the results of the research and draws conclusions about the importance of political image in the modern political arena. The article provides useful guidelines for political actors and consultants, helping them to understand and use political image in their work.