Applying the uses and gratifications theory to identify motivational factors behind young adult's participation in viral social media challenges on TikTok

G Falgoust, E Winterlind, P Moon, A Parker… - Human Factors in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Social media usage can impact its users' mental and physical health. In particular, social
media challenges, activities performed by an individual or a group that are uploaded to a …

Understanding Youth Participation in Social Media Challenges: A Scoping Review of Definitions, Typologies, and Theoretical Perspectives

L Kobilke, A Markiewitz - Computers in Human Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Social Media Challenges (SMCs) have become more diverse and seemingly more
extreme, with certain dangerous challenges causing immediate harm to participants and …

How affordances and social norms shape the discussion of harmful social media challenges on reddit

J Park, I Lediaeva, M Lopez, A Godfrey… - Human Factors in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Social media challenges are activities performed by an individual or a group and uploaded
to social media platforms to achieve a specific goal. We sought to understand how harmful …

[PDF][PDF] Social Contagion, from Suicide to Online Challenges to Eating Disorders: Current Research and Harm Mitigation Strategies for Youth Online

A Corzine, V Harrison - Journal of Online Trust and Safety, 2023 - tsjournal.org
The growth of social media sites has rapidly changed the way that people interact with one
another online, especially for adolescents and young adults who are the primary users of …

Ageing in DIY and alternative cultures: Exploring forms of masculinity and adult play in Jackass forever

I Willing, A Bennett, H Thorpe… - DIY, Alternative Cultures …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article explores ageing in alternative cultures and co-existing forms of hyper and
alternative masculinity in the US film Jackass Forever released in 2022. The film is a …

" I'm gonna KMS": From Imminent Risk to Youth Joking about Suicide and Self-Harm via Social Media

NS Ali, S Qadir, A Alsoubai, M De Choudhury… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Recent increases in self-harm and suicide rates among youth have coincided with prevalent
social media use; therefore, making these sensitive topics of critical importance to the HCI …

Inside the black mirror: current perspectives on the role of social media in mental illness self-diagnosis

A Corzine, A Roy - Discover Psychology, 2024 - Springer
The purpose of this article is to analyze the existing literature on the role of identity in mental
illness and self-diagnostic behavior among individuals on social media. In this paper, we …

[HTML][HTML] Bringing to light the TikTok Benadryl challenge: A case of seizure from Benadryl overdose

R Patel, M Pathak, A Jain, J Lagman - Psychiatry Research Case Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction TikTok is a popular social media platform where individuals make and share
short videos, including activity challenges. Younger generations comprise the majority of …

How the Internet Facilitates Adverse Childhood Experiences for Youth Who Self-Identify as in Need of Services

OC Oguine, JK Park, M Akter, J Olesk… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Youth implicated in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, as well as those with an
incarcerated parent, are considered the most vulnerable Children in Need of Services …

ICT Interactions and COVID-19–A Theorization Across Two Pandemic Waves

JA Killoran, TA Jenkin, J Manseau - ACM Transactions on Management …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The COVID-19 pandemic instigated the rapid shift to remote work and virtual interactions,
constituting a new normal of professional interaction over information and communication …