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Resilience and (Dis)empowerment

Use of Social Media Among Female Mainland Low-Skilled Workers in Macao During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID16914562
AuthorsBei Ju (0000-0001-8324-9001, Macau University of Science and Technology), Hai Min Dai (0000-0002-0015-8727, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, corresponding author), Todd L Sandel (0000-0003-2781-0786, University of Macau)
Year2023
Volume13
Issue1
Pages21582440231160480-21582440231160480
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/21582440231160480
PMID36942127
OpenAlexW4327651408
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited58

The role of social media in a resilient process is associated with the co-constitution of structural forces and users’ agency. During COVID-19, how women—particularly low-skilled labor migrants—used social media for empowerment is underexplored. By taking a socio-techno approach, this study qualitatively examines mobile phone-based social media usage among female mainland low-skilled workers in Macao when coping with the pandemic. The enabling yet constraining role of social media has been identified through semi-structured interviews. Social media use is a double-edged sword: on the one hand, social media is appropriated to relieve stress and anxiety, open access to updated COVID-19 related information, and manage contagious risks; on the other hand, it reinforces existing constraints and thus hinders resilience, due to female migrant workers’ high risk of addictive social media use and limited information literacy. Moving beyond the Information and Communication Technology empowerment, a more inclusive approach is recommended in the long term to cope with the risks and uncertainties posed by the pandemic

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · China · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Geography · Mainland · Mainland China · Pandemic · Political science · Psychological resilience · Social media · Socioeconomics · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Disaster Management and Resilience · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Virology

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Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
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