Can we provide quality #MedEd on social media?

In 2020, universities shut their doors and educators uploaded educational content onto online learning management systems. Two years later, students and academics are returning to campus, but many have decided to maintain the delivery of online classes. Now, with education firmly situated online, the focus has transitioned to identifying best practice, refining online delivery, and considering nontraditional platforms.

Do the metrics matter? An experimental investigation of Instagram influencer effects on mood and body dissatisfaction.

Instagram is saturated with content from 'influencers', users who create high-quality idealised content, attain celebrity-level following, and often leverage their popularity to earn money through brand partnership/promotion. Although existing literature generally indicates the negative impact of idealised Instagram imagery on female psychological wellbeing, influencer imagery has yet to receive thorough attention. We investigated the impact of high versus low popularity influencer images on mood and body dissatisfaction.

Challenging the Concept of Smartphone Addiction: An Empirical Pilot Study of Smartphone Usage Patterns and Psychological Well-Being.

Smartphone use is ubiquitous, however, scholarly debate regarding the addictive nature of smartphones abounds. In this context, it is integral to distinguish between the that users experience and the that facilitates access to the former, as users may experience addictive-like responses to the specific activities they engage in through the context experienced rather than the device that facilitates access to these activities. The present study aimed to explore conceptualizations of smartphone addiction by (a) investigating user preferences for specific smartphone functionalities, (b) examining behavioral changes associated with limited access to preferred functionalities, and (c) exploring links between aspects of smartphone use and self-reported psychological well-being.