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Perspectives on social media in and as research: A synthetic review

Overview of attention for article published in International Review of Psychiatry, March 2015
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Title
Perspectives on social media in and as research: A synthetic review
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International Review of Psychiatry, March 2015
DOI 10.3109/09540261.2015.1009419
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Natalie T. Lafferty, Annalisa Manca

Abstract

With the growth of social media use in both the private and public spheres, researchers are currently exploring the new opportunities and practices offered by these tools in the research lifecycle. This area is still in its infancy: As methodological approaches and methods are being tested - mainly through pragmatic and exploratory approaches - practices are being shaped and negotiated by the actors involved in research. A further element of complexity is added by the ambivalent status of social media within research activities. They can be both a tool - for recruitment, data collection, analysis - and data - as what constitutes the corpus to be analysed - both in an observational and interactive domain. This synthetic analysis of the literature is aimed at identifying how social media are currently being used in research and how they fit into the research lifecycle. We identify and discuss emerging evidence and trends in the adoption of social media in research, which can be used and applied by psychiatry research practitioners as a framework to inform the development of a personalized research network and social media strategy in research.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 4 3%
United States 4 3%
Canada 2 1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Poland 1 <1%
Unknown 129 90%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 27 19%
Student > Master 18 13%
Other 16 11%
Student > Bachelor 14 10%
Researcher 11 8%
Other 37 26%
Unknown 20 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Social Sciences 30 21%
Medicine and Dentistry 29 20%
Psychology 13 9%
Business, Management and Accounting 9 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 5%
Other 27 19%
Unknown 28 20%
Attention Score in Context

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