Thianthai Chulanee
Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2018 Sep 6;33(1):/j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2018-0058/ijamh-2018-0058.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2018-0058.
This qualitative research aims to understand how Bangkok youths perceive social media usage effects on their physical, psychological, social and spiritual health.
A total of 74 Bangkok youths, aged 15-24 years old, divided according to each age and gender group participated in in-depth interviews and mobile phone search observations. Health impact was categorized into the four health aspects through content analysis according to sociological perspectives.
Bangkok youths view social media to have both positive and negative effects on their health. Increased awareness of negative results was shown with increased age. While younger youths use social media for entertainment, older youths also use social media for self-development. Interests and degree of sensitivity varied among the genders.
Effective health education can only be achieved through future youth-centered research on social media usage based on age, gender and cultural variations.
本定性研究旨在了解曼谷青少年如何看待社交媒体使用对其身体、心理、社会和精神健康的影响。
共有74名年龄在15 - 24岁之间的曼谷青少年,按年龄和性别分组参与了深度访谈和手机搜索观察。根据社会学视角,通过内容分析将健康影响分为四个健康方面。
曼谷青少年认为社交媒体对他们的健康既有积极影响也有消极影响。随着年龄增长,对消极结果的认识有所增加。较年轻的青少年使用社交媒体进行娱乐,而年龄较大的青少年也使用社交媒体进行自我发展。不同性别之间的兴趣和敏感程度有所不同。
只有通过未来以青少年为中心、基于年龄、性别和文化差异的社交媒体使用研究,才能实现有效的健康教育。