Social Impact of Psychological Research on Well-Being Shared in Social Media

Frontiers in Psychology

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Cristina M. Pulido¹  Liviu-Catalin Mara²  Vladia Ionescu³  Teresa Sordé-Martí⁴ 

[1] Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona;Department of Business Management, University of Rovira and Virgili;Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona;Department of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona

关键词: social impact;    social media;    well-being;    psychological research;    SISM methodology;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00135

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how the Social Impact in Social Media (SISM, hereinafter) methodology applied in psychological research provides evidence for the visibility of the social impact of the research. This article helps researchers become aware of whether and how their improvements are capturing the interest of citizens and how citizens are applying such evidence and obtaining better outcomes, in this case, in relation to well-being. In addition, citizens can access the latest evidence on social media and act as channels of communication between science and social or personal networks and, in doing so, they can improve the living conditions of others. This methodology is also useful for agencies that support researchers in psychology with financial assistance, which can use it to evaluate the social impact of the funds that they invest in research. In this article, the 10 studies on well-being were selected for analysis using the following criteria: their research results led to demonstrable improvement in well-being, and these improvements are presented on social media. We applied the social impact coverage ratio to identify the percentage of the social impact shared in social media in relation to the total amount of social media data collected. Finally, examples of quantitative and qualitative evidence of the social impact of the research on well-being are presented.

【 授权许可】

CC BY