- Apply for Authority
- P-ISSN1013-0799
- E-ISSN2586-2073
- KCI
Undergraduates' Use of Social Media for Health Information
- Downloaded
- Viewed
Abstract
The present study surveyed 225 undergraduates to examine their social media use behaviors and their perceptions of usefulness, trustworthiness, and privacy of social media for seeking and sharing health information. 151 respondents reported using social media for health information while 74 reported not using it for health matters. Results show that the most popular medium were social Q&As, followed by blogs and social networking sites. Age, gender, school year, and the presence of a health problem were associated with the social media use behaviors. This study suggests the potential of social media as a desired channel for providing health information to undergraduates.
- keywords
- 건강정보, 소셜 미디어, 인터넷, 대학생, 건강 소비자, health information, social media, Internet, undergraduates, health consumer, health information, social media, Internet, undergraduates, health consumer
Reference
Anderson, B.. (2010). Social media and health: Implications for primary health care providers. Report to Soilhull Care Trust. Colchester. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/3453/2/SCT-DI-D1.2-Social-Media-Final.pdf.
Banas, J.. (2008). A tailored approach to identifying and addressing college students’ online health information literacy. American Journal of Health Education, 39(4), 228-236.
Carleen, H.. (2009). Take two aspirin and tweet me in the morning : How Twitter, Facebook, and other social media are reshaping health care. Health Affairs, 28(2), 361-368.
Chou, W. S.. (2009). Social media use in the United States : Implications for health communication. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 11(4), 48-.
Christakis, N. A.. (2008). The collective dynamics of smoking in a large social network. New England Journal of Medicine, 358(21), 2249-2258.
Elkin, N.. (2008). How America searches: Health and wellness. iCrossing. http://www.healthyworkplaces.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/how-america-searches-health-and-wellness1.pdf.
Escoffery, C.. (2005). Internet use for health information among college students. Journal of American College Health, 53(4), 183-188.
Fox, S.. (2011). Peer-to-peer health care. Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/P2PHealthcare.aspx.
Fox, S.. (2009). The social life of health information. Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/8-The-Social-Life-of-Health-Information.aspx.
Gold. (2012). Developing health promotion interventions on social networking sites : Recommendations from the FaceSpace Project. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 14(1), 30-.
Johnson, T. J.. (2007). Every blog has its day: Politically-interested Internet users’ perceptions of blog credibility. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(1), -.
Kaplan, A. M.. (2010). Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of social media. Business Horizon, 53, 59-68.
Kim, H.. (2011). Online health information search and evaluation : Observations and semi-structured interviews with college students and maternal health experts. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 28(3), 188-199.
Korda, H.. (2011). Harnessing social media for health promotion and behavior change:Health Promotion Practice.
Lenhart, A.. (2010). Social media & mobile internet use among teems and young adults. Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://web.pewinternet.org/~/media/Files/Reports/2010/PIP_Social_Media_and_Young_Adults_Report_Final_with_toplines.pdf.
Morris, M. R.. (2010). What do people ask their social networks, and why? A survey study of status message Q&A behaviour (1739-1748). Proceedings of CHI 2010.
Newman, M. W.. (2011). It’s not that I don’t have problems, I’m just not putting them on Facebook : Challenges and opportunities in using online social networks for health (341-350). Proceedings of CSCW 2011.
Rainie, L.. (2000). The online health care revolution. Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2000/The-Online-Health-Care-Revolution.aspx.
Shaw, R. J.. (2011). Health information seeking and social media use on the Internet among people with diabetes. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 3(1), -.
Smith, A.. (2011). Why American use social media. Pew Internet Research Project. http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Why-Americans-Use-Social-Media.aspx.
Smith, A.. (2011). College students and technology. Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://pewinternet.org/reports/2011/college-students-and-technology/report.aspx.
Thackeray, R.. (2008). Enhancing promotional strategies within social marketing programs : Use of Web 2. 0 social media. Health Promotion Practice, 9, 338-343.
Yoon, J.. (2011). homegrown Cyworld giving in to Facebook? The Korea Times. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/10/123_96267.html.
Wanta, W.. (1994). The effects of credibility, reliance, and exposure on media agenda-setting : A path analysis model. Journalism Quarterly, 71, 90-98.
Zhang, Y.. (2012). College students’ uses and perceptions of social networking sites for health and wellness information. Information Research, 17(3), 523-.
Zickuhr, K.. (2010). Generations 2010. Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2010/PIP_Generations_and_Tech10.pdf.
- Downloaded
- Viewed
- 0KCI Citations
- 0WOS Citations