{"id":17520,"date":"2021-11-23T15:05:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T15:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/us\/motivations-for-using-social-media"},"modified":"2021-11-23T15:05:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T15:05:03","slug":"motivations-for-using-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/us\/motivations-for-using-social-media","title":{"rendered":"Motivations for using social media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Recommendations for detoxing from social media use are beyond prevalent these days<\/strong> and ideas for distancing from social media at times are widely known.&nbsp;The more pertinent question is what motivates your personal use of social media?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/QMR-06-2013-0041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whiting and Williams (2013)<\/a> identified 10 motivations for using social media:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Social interaction<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Information seeking&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Passing time&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Entertainment&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Relaxation<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Communicatory utility<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Convenience utility&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Expression of opinion&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Information sharing&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Surveillance or knowledge about others<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you identify with one or more of these motivations for using social media?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you see how your motivations may have changed over the last decade?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which social media platforms are your go-tos and what makes them so appealing to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which ones are you hanging on to yet don\u2019t feel so good about anymore?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Check-in Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Test your enjoyment of your personal social media platforms using a simple ratings system.<\/strong> How do you feel before and after social media use? Use a rating out of 10; 1 being very bored\/frustrated\/stressed\/undeserving and 10 being very energised\/joyful\/inspired.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Take this test a step further by evaluating what type of content energises and lifts you up, informs you, meets a need in a healthy way. On the flip side, what type of content drags you down or causes deflation, anger or upset? In this context, content relates to the essence of the content as well as who is posting it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"2\"><li><strong>Test your reflexes. Have your phone on the table in front of you whilst watching something, reading, etc.<\/strong> It\u2019s best to do this when you\u2019re not expecting communication from anyone in particular. When an audible or visual notification shows up; what\u2019s your habitual reflex? Does your hand twitch ready to reach for your phone? Do your eyes immediately go there? Slow down the whole process to notice your decision making at this point: Are you checking to see who it is and whether you want to respond? Are you curious to know what\u2019s going on in a group or forum? Did you not put your phone on the table at all?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it a habit that\u2019s driving this reflex, and if it is; are you okay with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Consider:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Clarifying the WHY behind your social media use<\/strong>, specifically for each platform you use.&nbsp; What are you getting out of it that is supporting and uplifting an aspect of your life?&nbsp; If it\u2019s not feeling healthy, maybe it\u2019s time for a break.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Limiting your time on social media<\/strong> based on getting the most value out of it for you.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Evaluating how accessible you want each platform to be<\/strong>. Do they all need to be mobile apps or could you access some via PC only? Are ALL the notifications needed?<\/li><li><strong>Curating your feeds<\/strong>, settings and platform usage to maximise how you want to use social media.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Which motivations for your social media use can be prioritised via IRL experiences?&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking the time to reflect on what\u2019s motivating your social media use brings in fresh perspectives which can help you get back time, space and enjoyment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;- <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chatelle-jeram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chatelle Jeram<\/a> is our Wellbeing Co-ordinator and has been a full time member of our people team since 2020. In her role, she supports our teams by helping us implement well-being strategies with a focus on accountability, self-care, accessibility and being proactive.<\/em> <em>Chatelle is qualified in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT or &#8216;tapping&#8217;), Talk-therapy and coaching, Intentional Creativity processes and Meditation and mindfulness practices<\/em>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recommendations for detoxing from social media use are beyond prevalent these days and ideas for distancing from social media at times are widely known.&nbsp;The more pertinent question is what motivates your personal use of social media?&nbsp;&nbsp; Whiting and Williams (2013) identified 10 motivations for using social media:&nbsp; Social interaction Information seeking&nbsp; Passing time&nbsp; Entertainment&nbsp; Relaxation&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":17524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[283],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Motivations for using social media - The Social Element USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We all use social media for different reasons and have our own motivations for using social media. 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