Research
In the field of psychology research, personality traits are broken down into five domains known as "The Big Five". These domains will be defined and explains how individuals who resemble these traits might use social media.
The narcissistic trait was also highly used in the research but was considered too narrow to be a part of The Big Five. These individuals are exploitative and manipulative. They use social networks such as Facebook and Instagram to gain attention and may even be utilized to gain fame by younger people. To counteract this claim a deliverable was made and used on the same social networking platforms, but instead of using social media to seek attention, it was used to share ideas and spread awareness about the current pandemic. |
Deliverable
During the Covid-19 pandemic, individuals turned to social media as a means for entertainment, communication and news. According to Statista.com(data collection website) a national research was conducted in March of 2020 and found that social media use increased by 32% in the United States. In particular, Instagram was found to have a 44% increase in the United States for the month of March 2020. Instagram, which is a popular photo and video-sharing social network was used as the platform to host this deliverable. A public account was created in April 2020 that displayed several posts on the awareness of the pandemic. According to the Insights setting within the Instagram site, the Impressions(the number of times content, whether post or a story, was shown to users) found a total of 541 views. The deliverable can imply that these views have reached a large audience that may or may not become aware of the current pandemic. Shown below are the statistics of each post and the thought process behind them.
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Views: 112 Likes: 19 This post highlighted front line workers who consisted of Doctors, Nurses, scientists, health care workers and medical staff.These individuals are working long hours without adequate supplies and protection but are risking their lives to save other people and are fighting the battle against this global threat. Views: 123 Likes: 22 This post imposes the message that no one is immune to this virus. According to CDC.gov the Covid-19 virus is spread mainly from person to person and affects the respiratory system. CDC also urges people to practice the new set guidelines and enforced that everyone is at risk if you don't oblige to the rules. Views: 124 Likes: 36 According to The Guardian, the number of confirmed cases contracted by the virus has exceeded three million worldwide. The number of fatalities exceeded two hundred thousand worldwide. This post was created to spread awareness on the realities of the virus. The virus is contagious and can be easily be contracted from an ill individual. This post implies that individuals need to take extreme safety precautions or suffer the consequences. Views: 111 Likes: 19 Just like the front line workers, the government has issued the green light for essential workers to continue working. Also known as infrastructure workers, these individuals are involved in public health and safety as well as community well-being. They are also very important with this on going battle with the current pandemic. |