Graf, Isabelle, Kruse, Teresa, Braumann, Bert, Hoefer, Karolin and Ehlebracht, Daniel (2022). Looking good but tweeting bad? The social perception of orthodontic-related posts on Twitter and Instagram. Head Face Med., 18 (1). LONDON: BMC. ISSN 1746-160X

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Abstract

Background: Social media plays a major role in the daily life of adolescents and has become highly interesting for healthcare research as well. The aim of this study was to explore the social perception of orthodontic-related posts on Twitter and Instagram by young adults. Methods: 401 orthodontic-related posts were collected during a 30-day period and categorized with regard to specific characteristics - their content and the social networking site (SNS) being used as well as the presence or absence of a selfie. In order to investigate the social perception of these posts, 42 young adults rated the emotional states of the SNS users using the Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM)-Tool. A total of 4211 poster-rater observations pertaining to the three SAMs dimensions pleasure, arousal and dominance were analyzed by using linear and multinomial logistic regression analyses. Results: The investigated characteristics of the collected posts had significant effects on the perceived emotional state of the SNS users. Besides significant SNS-associated differences, there were also effects that were independent of the SNS being used: Receiving orthodontic appliances was more often associated with rather negative emotions (p < 0.001), while users who posted about the removal of such braces were more often perceived as joyful (p < 0.001). Interestingly, users whose posts contained selfies with visible braces were perceived as significantly more positive and stronger in comparison to users who did not post a picture of themselves (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This research gives insights into the social perception of orthodontic-related posts on SNS. While users' emotional states were perceived highly differential on both SNS, orthodontic-related content also revealed significant effects on social perception. Because selfies with visible braces were associated with positive feelings by young adults, a modern and SNS-related way of coping with a temporary supposed impairment like fixed orthodontic appliances might have been revealed through this research.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Graf, IsabelleUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kruse, TeresaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Braumann, BertUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hoefer, KarolinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ehlebracht, DanielUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-661127
DOI: 10.1186/s13005-021-00302-1
Journal or Publication Title: Head Face Med.
Volume: 18
Number: 1
Date: 2022
Publisher: BMC
Place of Publication: LONDON
ISSN: 1746-160X
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
QUALITY-OF-LIFE; SELF-ASSESSMENT MANNEQUIN; ESTEEM; EMOTION; IMPACT; ADOLESCENTS; NORMSMultiple languages
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & MedicineMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66112

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