Content Analysis of Published Studies Related to Social Media and Food Literacy

Year 2025, Volume: 18 Issue: 2, 717 - 734, 15.10.2025

Bahar Urhan

https://doi.org/10.18094/josc.1681357

Abstract

In this study, which was designed to develop an understanding of the relationship between food literacy and social media, the keywords “food literacy” and “social media” were searched in the WoS database without any restrictions. As a result of the search, 22 studies, including 1 book chapter and 21 articles, were accessed. The date, author, place of publication, country, research design information, main findings and results of these studies were subjected to a descriptive content analysis. Accordingly, it was observed that the studies focusing on the relationship between food literacy and social media were first published in 2019 and are a relatively new field. It is observed in the research findings and results that these studies are conducted on a collaborative basis, publications are more common in health-oriented journals, the studies are mostly designed as qualitative research, and the use of social media in food literacy can create positive results. With the findings that stand out in the descriptive analysis of the data collected in this study, it is aimed that the study will contribute to the literature in terms of providing an in-depth understanding of the relationship between food literacy and social media based on the available data.

Keywords

food literacy , social media , digital health , nutrition literacy , descriptive content analysis

Ethical Statement

It is a study that does not require ethics committee approval.

Supporting Institution

Within the scope of the project titled “FOOD LITERACY” and numbered 2023-2-TR01-KA220-YOU-000174770 supported by the Turkish National Agency and Erasmus+ program

Project Number

2023-2-TR01-KA220-YOU-000174770

Sosyal Medya ve Gıda Okuryazarlığı ile İlişkili Yayımlanmış Çalışmaların İçerik Analizi

Abstract

Gıda okuryazarlığı ve sosyal medyanın ilişkisi ile ilgili bir anlayış geliştirmek üzere tasarlanan bu çalışmada “gıda okuryazarlığı” ve “sosyal medya” anahtar kelimeleri ile WoS veri tabanında herhangi bir kısıt getirilmeden arama yapılmıştır. Yapılan arama sonucu 1’i kitap bölümü, 21’i makale olmak üzere toplam 22 çalışmaya erişilmiştir. Bu çalışmaların tarih, yazar, yayın yeri, ülke, araştırma deseni bilgileri, temel bulgu ve sonuçları betimsel bir içerik analizine tabii tutulmuştur. Buna göre, gıda okuryazarlığının sosyal medya ile ilişkisine odaklanan çalışmaların ilk olarak 2019 yılında yayımlandığı ve görece yeni bir alan olduğu görülmüştür. Söz konusu araştırmaların iş birliği esasına göre yürütüldüğü; yayınların sağlık odaklı dergilerde daha çok yer aldığı; araştırmaların çoğunlukla nitel araştırma şeklinde tasarlandığı görülmektedir. Gıda okuryazarlığı konusunda sosyal medyanın kullanımının olumlu sonuçlar yaratabilme kapasitesi araştırma bulguları ve sonuçlarında gözlemlenmektedir. Çalışma içerisinde toplanan verilere dair gerçekleştirilen betimsel analizde öne çıkan bulgular, gıda okuryazarlığı ve sosyal medya ilişkisi ile ilgili derinlemesine bir anlayış ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

gıda okuryazarlığı , sosyal medya , dijital sağlık , beslenme okuryazarlığı , betimsel içerik analizi

Ethical Statement

Etik kurul izni gerektirmeyen çalışmadır.

Supporting Institution

Türkiye Ulusal Ajansı ve Erasmus+ programı tarafından desteklenen 2023-2-TR01-KA220-YOU-000174770 numaralı ve “FOOD LITERACY” adlı proje kapsamında yapılmıştır.

Project Number

2023-2-TR01-KA220-YOU-000174770

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