{"id":19328,"date":"2021-11-23T14:06:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/?p=19328"},"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\/motivations-for-using-social-media","title":{"rendered":"Motivations for using social media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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. The more pertinent question is what motivates your personal use of social media? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Can you see how your motivations may have changed over the last decade?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Which social media platforms are your go-tos and what makes them so appealing to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Which ones are you hanging on to yet don\u2019t feel so good about anymore? <\/p>\n\n\n\n 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Is it a habit that\u2019s driving this reflex, and if it is; are you okay with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n —- <\/p>\n\n\n\n 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> Chatelle is qualified in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT or ‘tapping’), Talk-therapy and coaching, Intentional Creativity processes and Meditation and mindfulness practices<\/em>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recommendations for detoxing from social media use are beyond prevalent these days and ideas for distancing from social media at times are widely known. The more pertinent question is what motivates your personal use of social media? Whiting and Williams (2013) identified 10 motivations for using social media: Social interaction Information seeking Passing time Entertainment Relaxation…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":19329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[283],"tags":[],"series":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-alexas-fotos-2255441-1.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Genuine-Humans.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"amazon":{"key":"amazon","url":"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/3abc34c3-ff60-4a78-b347-6119461b7ed1\/GENUINE-HUMANS","label":"Amazon","class":"amazon","icon":"amazon.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/genuine-humans\/id1561811296","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVzb2NpYWxlbGVtZW50LmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q?sa=X&ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwiQz-mM7dzvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7jkfw0qeUlwrauhfy2pCGU","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/feed\/podcast","embedCode":"Whiting and Williams (2013)<\/a> identified 10 motivations for using social media: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do you identify with one or more of these motivations for using social media? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Check-in Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Consider:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Motivations for using social media<\/a><\/blockquote>