Adolescents' presentation of food in social media: An explorative study
Study details
| Year: | 2014 |
| Scope: | Other |
| Countries: | Sweden; Norway; Denmark |
| Methodology: | Empirical research – Mixed methods |
| Methods of data collection: | Textual / documentary / content analysis |
| Researched Groups: | Children |
| Children Ages: | Other |
| Other Childrens Age Group: | 14 years old |
| Funder: | The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS) |
| Funder Types: | National Research Council |
| Has Formal Ethical Clearance: | Yes |
| Informed Consent: | No consent needed |
| Ethics: | Ethical considerations and/or protocol mentioned in the research design |
| URL: | https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/science/article/pii/S0195666316300083#sec1 |
| Data Set Availability: | Not mentioned |
Goals
"The present study aims to explore how adolescents portray food in a widely used image-sharing application. We examine how and in what context food was presented, how the uploader describe the images, and the type of food items that were frequently portrayed by following a youth related hashtag on Instagram." (Authors, 122)