Adolescents’ Augmented Reality Filter Usage on Social Media, Developmental Process, and Well-Being

IF 2.7 2区 文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI:10.17645/mac.v11i4.7016
Julia Szambolics, Sonia Malos, Delia Cristina Balaban
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Social media platforms are relevant for the media diet of adolescents. Augmented reality (AR) filters on social media are prevalent within the media consumption of this age group. Recent studies have unveiled the negative impact of beautifying AR filters and digitally enhanced pictures on adolescents’ well-being. However, there is a need for an in-depth understanding of how adolescents use AR filters beyond aesthetic reasons. Therefore, the present study aims to contribute to the existing scholarship by focusing on various AR filters and their relation to adolescents’ well-being. We investigate different ways of using AR filters (e.g., public posts versus ephemeral settings or direct messages to online friends) inspired by peers and social media influencers. Thus, we conducted four focus groups with N = 40 adolescent participants aged 14 to 18 from a European country. Our findings align with previous research on adults, showing that adolescents use AR filters for fun, entertainment, creativity, interaction, and self-expression. Besides, adolescents’ well-being determined using AR filters can be tied to crucial elements of the developmental process, such as connections, identity, learning, and emotions. Results showed that using AR filters on social media can facilitate socializing and increase self-esteem. Conversely, their use is time-consuming and can cause adolescents frustration and enhance social pressure. This study provides new insights into adolescents’ AR-filter-related interactions. Furthermore, it contributes to the literature on AR filter usage, well-being, and the developmental process of adolescents.
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青少年增强现实过滤器在社交媒体上的使用、发展过程与幸福感
社交媒体平台与青少年的媒体饮食有关。社交媒体上的增强现实(AR)过滤器在这个年龄段的媒体消费中很普遍。最近的研究揭示了美化AR滤镜和数字增强图片对青少年健康的负面影响。然而,除了审美原因之外,还需要深入了解青少年如何使用AR过滤器。因此,本研究旨在通过关注各种AR过滤器及其与青少年幸福感的关系,为现有的学术研究做出贡献。我们调查了使用AR过滤器的不同方式(例如,公开帖子与短暂设置或直接向在线朋友发送消息),这些方式受到同行和社交媒体影响者的启发。因此,我们与来自欧洲国家的40名年龄在14至18岁之间的青少年进行了四个焦点小组的研究。我们的发现与之前对成年人的研究一致,表明青少年使用AR滤镜来娱乐、娱乐、创造、互动和自我表达。此外,使用AR过滤器确定的青少年幸福感可以与发展过程的关键要素联系起来,如联系、身份、学习和情感。结果表明,在社交媒体上使用AR滤镜可以促进社交,增强自尊。相反,它们的使用既费时又会给青少年带来挫败感并增加社会压力。本研究为青少年ar过滤器相关互动提供了新的见解。此外,它有助于文献AR过滤器的使用,幸福感和青少年的发展过程。
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Media and Communication
Media and Communication COMMUNICATION-
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期刊介绍: Media and Communication (ISSN: 2183-2439) is an international open access journal dedicated to a wide variety of basic and applied research in communication and its related fields
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