SPECIAL ISSUE
Social Media and Health
Keywords:
HealthAbstract
The editorial team of The Journal of Social Media in Society is pleased to present this special issue on health and social media. The objective of this special issue is to elucidate relationships between health and social media including but not limited to: (1) social media as a mechanism to document health, (2) social media for health education, and (3) how social media can influence health in a myriad of ways. At the time this special issue is in preparation, we are in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This special issue is a reflection of just some of the ways that health can be impacted by, measured by, and studied using social media. The editors of The Journal of Social Media in Society recognize the impact of social media on health, and hope that you will enjoy this special issue dedicated to this very important topic that is at the forefront of the world’s most pressing challenges.
References
Coyne, P., Santarossa, S., Dufour, E., Greenham, C. G., & Woodruff, S. J. (2022). #BodyIssue: An analyses of the conversation surrounding the 2016 and 2017 ESPN’s body issue men athletes on Instagram. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 11(1), 46-59.
Langstedt, E. & Hunt, D. S. (2022). Loneliness and hobby adoption: Social networking during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 11(1), 81-102.
McColgan, C. & Paradis, K. F. (2022). Social media usage, physical activity, social physique anxiety, and self-presentation in exercise amongst women: A one-week screen-time data tracking study. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 11(1), 58-79.
Salafia, C. & DiPacido, J. (2022). Social media and vaping: The role of social norms and motives. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 11(1), 3-26.
Vaterlaus, J. M., Patten, E. V., & Spruance, L. A. (2022). #Alonetogether: An exploratory study of social media use at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 11(1), 27-45.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).