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Teen Social Media Information Behavior: A Grounded Theory Study of Teen Twitter Content

Project tags:

digital youth & youth services

information behavior & user research

social media

Project poster

Teen social media use and teen mental health struggles have been on the rise for many years. This correlation has created a great deal of concern but there has been little study into the content of teen social media information behavior. The Twitter accounts of 77 teens were analyzed for mental health related content finding that these teens were suffering significant stress in their daily lives, struggling with social relationships, turning to celebrities for advice and information, and that teens with an active focus for their social media information behavior were less likely to share mental health related posts.

Project participants:

Ragen Sevoy

MLIS

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