Mertens Ellen, Ye Guoquan, Beuckels Emma, Hudders Liselot
Department of Communication Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2024 Oct 23;7:e55372. doi: 10.2196/55372.
Social media has become extremely popular among parents to seek parenting information. Despite the increasing academic attention to the topic, studies are scattered across various disciplines. Therefore, this study broadens the scope of the existing reviews by transcending narrow academic subdomains and including all relevant research insights related to parents' information seeking on social media and its consequent effects.
The aims of this systematic literature review were to (1) identify influential journals and scholars in the field; (2) examine the thematic evolution of research on parenting and social media; and (3) pinpoint research gaps, providing recommendations for future exploration.
On the basis of a criteria for identifying scholarly publications, we selected 338 studies for this systematic literature review. We adopted a bibliometric analysis combined with a content thematic analysis to obtain data-driven insights with a profound understanding of the predominant themes in the realm of parenting and social media.
The analysis revealed a significant increase in research on parenting and social media since 2015, especially in the medical domain. The studies in our review spanned 232 different research fields, and the most prolific journal was JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting. The thematic analysis identified 4 emerging research themes in the studies: parenting motivations to seek information, nature of parenting content on social media, impact of parenting content, and interventions for parents on social media.
This study provides critical insights into the current research landscape of parenting and social media. The identified themes, research gaps, and future research recommendations provide a foundation for future studies, guiding researchers toward valuable areas for exploration.
社交媒体在家长群体中极为流行，他们借此寻求育儿信息。尽管学术界对该话题的关注日益增加，但相关研究分散在各个学科领域。因此，本研究超越了狭窄的学术子领域，纳入了所有与家长在社交媒体上寻求信息及其后续影响相关的研究见解，从而拓宽了现有综述的范围。
本系统文献综述的目的是：（1）识别该领域有影响力的期刊和学者；（2）考察育儿与社交媒体研究的主题演变；（3）找出研究空白，为未来探索提供建议。
基于确定学术出版物的标准，我们为该系统文献综述挑选了338项研究。我们采用文献计量分析与内容主题分析相结合的方法，以获得数据驱动的见解，并深入理解育儿与社交媒体领域的主要主题。
分析显示，自2015年以来，育儿与社交媒体方面的研究显著增加，尤其是在医学领域。我们综述中的研究涵盖232个不同的研究领域，发文量最多的期刊是《JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting》。主题分析确定了研究中的4个新兴研究主题：寻求信息的育儿动机、社交媒体上育儿内容的性质、育儿内容的影响以及针对家长在社交媒体上的干预措施。
本研究为育儿与社交媒体的当前研究状况提供了关键见解。所确定的主题、研究空白和未来研究建议为未来研究奠定了基础，引导研究人员朝着有价值的探索领域前进。
