Image-Sharing Via Social Media: Reflections from an Ethnically- and Age-Diverse Sample of People Living with HIV in the Midwest

IF 0.4 Q4 SOCIAL WORK
E. Koegler, T. Thomson, A. G. Speno, M. Teti
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Abstract

Abstract Social media is increasingly being used to support people living with HIV (PLWH). Existing research has not examined the use of images on social media. This study explored the benefits and challenges of using visual social media to support health among ethnically/racially diverse middle-aged adults with HIV in a major midwestern city. This qualitative study utilized posters created from a parent photovoice project to explore participants’ (N = 15) use of social media, interest in viewing posters via social media, and interest in creating their own photo stories for social media. Benefits for social media use included connecting with other PLWH, education, and sharing empowering messages. Challenges were limited technical ability, dislike of/inappropriate use of social media, and concerns for anonymity. Our findings suggest that PLWH want to see photo stories of others living with HIV and that the benefit of viewers creating and sharing their own stories on social media is worth exploring.
通过社交媒体分享图像:来自中西部不同种族和年龄的艾滋病毒感染者样本的反思
社交媒体越来越多地用于支持艾滋病毒感染者(PLWH)。现有的研究并没有调查社交媒体上图片的使用情况。本研究探讨了在中西部一个主要城市使用视觉社交媒体来支持不同种族/种族的中年艾滋病毒感染者的健康的好处和挑战。本定性研究利用父母photovoice项目制作的海报来探索参与者(N = 15)对社交媒体的使用,通过社交媒体观看海报的兴趣,以及为社交媒体创作自己的照片故事的兴趣。使用社交媒体的好处包括与其他PLWH联系,教育和分享授权信息。挑战是有限的技术能力,不喜欢/不恰当地使用社交媒体,以及对匿名的担忧。我们的研究结果表明,PLWH希望看到其他艾滋病毒感染者的照片故事,观众在社交媒体上创作和分享自己的故事的好处值得探索。
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