Parents' shares on Instagram in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic

Year 2022, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 1 - 15, 31.01.2022

Sühendan Er , Nergis Hazal Yılmaztürk , Tuba Özgül , Figen Çok

https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.949445

Cited By: 5

Abstract

Many people had to stay at home with their families during the pandemic because of social distancing guidelines and lockdowns. This study aims to explore the content of 'sharenting' of parents during the early COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine periods in Turkey. In total, 401 posts were collected from public Instagram accounts of parents who shared their own children's photos or videos between 18th-30th April 2020, via the most commonly used hashtags of #korona (#corona) and #evdekal (#stayhome). Descriptive content analysis was conducted within identified categories. Results revealed that the popular hashtag #stayathome is particularly important for its optimistic representation of the lockdown process in society. Content analysis results show that with the inclusion of social media shares, family members spent more time together, which can be seen as one of the positive consequences of this period. In the results of continued sharenting during the early pandemic, children's faces were mainly kept visible, which might concern children's privacy. Additionally, mothers shared more during this period. Consequently, education to increase awareness of such concepts gains importance, especially for the well-being and privacy of children and any future implications.

Keywords

COVID-19, Instagram shares, Pandemic, Parents, Sharenting, Social media

COVID-19 günlerinin başlarında anababaların Instagram paylaşımları

Abstract

Pandemi sırasında birçok kişi sosyal izolasyon ve karantina nedeniyle aileleriyle birlikte evde kalmak zorunda kalmıştır. Bu çalışma Türkiye'de COVID-19’un ilk dönemlerindeki karantina günlerinde anababaların sosyal medyada çocuklarına dönük paylaşımlarının içeriğini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Pandeminin ilk dönemi sayılabilecek 18-30 Nisan 2020 tarihleri arasında, Instagram paylaşımlarında popüler hashtagler olan #korona ve #evdekal incelenerek anababaların herkese açık Instagram paylaşımları üzerinden kendi çocuklarının fotoğraflarını/videolarını paylaştığı toplam 401 içeriğe ulaşılmıştır. Belirlenen kategoriler dâhilinde içerik analizi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sık kullanılan #evdekal hashtagi toplumda başkalarına karşı duyarlılık çağrışımı yapması açısından olumlu bir gelişme olarak kabul edilebilir. Betimleyici içerik analizi sonuçları, sosyal medyanın aile hayatına dahil olması ile birlikte aile üyelerinin birlikte daha çok vakit geçirmeleri vurgusu bakımından, pandemi sürecinin olumlu sonuçlarından biri olarak nitelendirileceğini göstermiştir. Pandemi sürecinde devam eden paylaşımlarda araştırma sonuçları çocukların yüzlerinin çoğunlukla erişebilir olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu durum, çocukların mahremiyetine ilişkin bir endişe yaratabilir. Bununla birlikte, anneler bu süreçte daha çok paylaşımda bulunmuşlardır. Sonuç olarak, özellikle çocukların psikolojik iyi oluşu ve mahremiyetlerini korumak açısından bu tür kavramların farkındalığını artırmaya yönelik eğitimler ve bunların sonraki çalışmalar açısından önem kazanmaktadır.

Keywords

Anababaların sosyal medyada çocuklarını paylaşımı, Anababalar, COVID-19, Instagram paylaşımları, Pandemi, Sosyal medya

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