The double-sided coin of loneliness and social media – young adults’ experiences and perceptions
Introduction Youth is associated with various emotions and experiences that can negatively affect young adults’ health and well-being, loneliness being one of them. Experiences of loneliness can have a negative impact on young adults’ psychological well-being and quality of life. The aim of this stu...
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| author | Emelie Käcko Jessica Hemberg Pia Nyman-Kurkiala |
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| description | Introduction Youth is associated with various emotions and experiences that can negatively affect young adults’ health and well-being, loneliness being one of them. Experiences of loneliness can have a negative impact on young adults’ psychological well-being and quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate young adults’ experiences and perceptions of loneliness and its association with social media.Methods Guided by a semi-structured interview guide, data material was collected in the form of essays with nine young adults aged 19-27. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the data.Results Three main categories and eight subthemes emerged. The main categories were: Negative experiences of involuntary loneliness, Positive experiences of voluntary loneliness, and Social media is a double-sided coin vis-à-vis loneliness.Discussion Impacted by various complex individual aspects, loneliness for young adults can be both positive and negative, and social media’s association with loneliness can be considered double-sided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05234eecf3104c608fc7fd38568bb1832024-12-05T17:43:43ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272024-12-0129110.1080/02673843.2024.2306889The double-sided coin of loneliness and social media – young adults’ experiences and perceptionsEmelie Käcko0Jessica Hemberg1Pia Nyman-Kurkiala2Department of Caring Science, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, FinlandDepartment of Caring Science, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, FinlandDepartment of Social Sciences, Youth Science, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, FinlandIntroduction Youth is associated with various emotions and experiences that can negatively affect young adults’ health and well-being, loneliness being one of them. Experiences of loneliness can have a negative impact on young adults’ psychological well-being and quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate young adults’ experiences and perceptions of loneliness and its association with social media.Methods Guided by a semi-structured interview guide, data material was collected in the form of essays with nine young adults aged 19-27. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the data.Results Three main categories and eight subthemes emerged. The main categories were: Negative experiences of involuntary loneliness, Positive experiences of voluntary loneliness, and Social media is a double-sided coin vis-à-vis loneliness.Discussion Impacted by various complex individual aspects, loneliness for young adults can be both positive and negative, and social media’s association with loneliness can be considered double-sided.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2306889Lonelinesssocial mediayoung adults |
| spellingShingle | Emelie Käcko Jessica Hemberg Pia Nyman-Kurkiala The double-sided coin of loneliness and social media – young adults’ experiences and perceptions International Journal of Adolescence and Youth Loneliness social media young adults |
| title | The double-sided coin of loneliness and social media – young adults’ experiences and perceptions |
| title_full | The double-sided coin of loneliness and social media – young adults’ experiences and perceptions |
| title_fullStr | The double-sided coin of loneliness and social media – young adults’ experiences and perceptions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The double-sided coin of loneliness and social media – young adults’ experiences and perceptions |
| title_short | The double-sided coin of loneliness and social media – young adults’ experiences and perceptions |
| title_sort | double sided coin of loneliness and social media young adults experiences and perceptions |
| topic | Loneliness social media young adults |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2306889 |
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