One's Social Skills Go to the Dogs
The Potential of Social Media to Elicit Information on Socially Withdrawn Youths in Finland
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2501657 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Hanna Kirjavainen (0000-0002-9082-7081, Turku University of Applied Sciences, autor de correspondencia), Harri Jalonen (0000-0002-6941-7969, Turku University of Applied Sciences) |
| Año | 2023 |
| Volumen | 23 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 109-131 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2023-08-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Advances in Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125 |
| Editorial | IUPUI University Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18060/26067 |
| OpenAlex | W4385858054 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 37 |
Youths who are socially isolated are largely inaccessible to social work professionals; nevertheless, most are active on social media. Feeling they have been let down by society, many such youths seek comfort in imageboards, where the idea of being anti-social is cherished and where even extremism and hate speech is tolerated. This study relies on a thematic analysis of 323 imageboard messages to identify the challenges socially withdrawn youths perceive as excluding them from society. We use the capability approach as our viewpoint, emphasizing the youths' actual capabilities to join in, as opposed to the opportunities seemingly provided by society. Our results resonate with the earlier research: Many members of the group labeled 'withdrawn youth' suffer from neuropsychological and mental health problems, fear social situations, experience a sense of shame and failure, and harbor bitterness toward society. They consider issues including unsuitable services, the onerous demands imposed by working life, and the hard values prevalent in society to restrict their opportunities to participate in that society and undermine their self-respect. Fear and negative experiences prevent socially withdrawn people from approaching social workers. Accordingly, we recommend social services keep an open mind on using digital options to reach people beyond the conventional service system
Feeling · Mental health · Political science · Psychotherapist · Public relations · Qualitative research · Shame · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families
The potential impacts of digital technologies on co-production and co-creation
Social Withdrawal in Childhood
Belonging and loneliness in cyberspace
Responding to Covid-19
Well-Being, Agency and Freedom
The Capability Approach and Well-Being Measurement for Public Policy
Hidden Youth and the Virtual World
Negative consequences from heavy social networking in adolescents
“Facebook Depression?” Social Networking Site Use and Depression in Older Adolescents
The capability approach in social work research
Turning experience into expertise
Understanding Social Exclusion from a Longitudinal Perspective
Taken Out of Context
Hidden youth? A new perspective on the sociality of young people ‘withdrawn’ in the bedroom in a digital age
Self‐assessed consequences of unemployment on individual wellbeing and family relationships
Social media and youth political engagement
Staying inside
The anti-social network
Capabilities, Lists, and Public Reason
Risky Disclosures on Facebook
Understanding Human Well-being
The feasibility of an online discussion group as a component of targeted youth work in Finland
Unemployed and alone? Unemployment and social participation in Europe
What's in a Name
Preadolescents' and adolescents' online communication and their closeness to friends
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Disinformation as a Threat to Deliberative Democracy
The Capability Approach
Online Social Work Practice
New Em@ncipatory Landscapes? Young People With Intellectual Disabilities, Internet Use, and Identification Processes
Social Media and Child Welfare
Social Media Use in Child Welfare Practice
Communication Technology Integration into Social Work Practice
Risky Business
Gender differences in child and adolescent daily activities
Operationalizing' the Capability Approach as a Basis for Equality and Human Rights Monitoring in Twenty-first-century Britain
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| Altamente citado | No |