Sharenting Abroad: Immigrant Mothers’ Perceptions on the Effects of Sharenting
(2024) PSYK11 20241Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Sharenting, where parents share pictures and videos of their children on their social media platforms, is a relatively new phenomenon in the world of social media, akin to an online version of traditional family photography. Sharenting can be used as a passive way of inviting geographically distant loved ones into the lives of immigrant mothers and their children. This thesis focuses on sharenting in relation to immigrant mothers. Sharenting is investigated in the context of how it facilitates the connections between mothers and their loved ones abroad. The influence of sharenting on the wellbeing of expatriate mothers is also investigated. A qualitative study was conducted using six participants currently living in Sweden. Facebook and... (More)
- Sharenting, where parents share pictures and videos of their children on their social media platforms, is a relatively new phenomenon in the world of social media, akin to an online version of traditional family photography. Sharenting can be used as a passive way of inviting geographically distant loved ones into the lives of immigrant mothers and their children. This thesis focuses on sharenting in relation to immigrant mothers. Sharenting is investigated in the context of how it facilitates the connections between mothers and their loved ones abroad. The influence of sharenting on the wellbeing of expatriate mothers is also investigated. A qualitative study was conducted using six participants currently living in Sweden. Facebook and Instagram are the main social media platforms used for sharenting by the mothers interviewed in this study. Sharenting mostly occurred in the form of pictures uploaded as a post on their personal social media platforms. The mothers were able to use sharenting as a way of sharing their lives with long-distance friends and family members. Connecting with loved ones was considered to be a main reason behind sharenting, with photographs of their children being considered a valuable way to reinforce their relationships. The mothers experienced connectedness to family and friends through interactions on their posts sharing about their children. Receiving support and validation from their home network facilitated the mothers experiencing an increase in positive emotions. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Sharenting, där föräldrar delar bilder av sina barn på sina sociala medieplattformar, är ett relativt nytt fenomen i världen av sociala medier, liknande en online version av det traditionella familjefotografiet. Det kan användas som ett passivt sätt att bjuda in geografiskt avlägsna nära och kära till invandrade mödrar och deras barns liv. Den här kandidatuppsatsen fokuserar på sharenting i samband med invandrade mödrar. Sharenting undersöks i sammanhanget av hur det underlättar för relationen mellan mödrar och deras familj och vänner som bor utomlands. Påverkan av sharenting på välmåendet hos utvandrade mödrar undersöks också i den här uppsatsen. En kvalitativ studie genomfördes med sex deltagare som för närvarande bor i Sverige. Facebook... (More)
- Sharenting, där föräldrar delar bilder av sina barn på sina sociala medieplattformar, är ett relativt nytt fenomen i världen av sociala medier, liknande en online version av det traditionella familjefotografiet. Det kan användas som ett passivt sätt att bjuda in geografiskt avlägsna nära och kära till invandrade mödrar och deras barns liv. Den här kandidatuppsatsen fokuserar på sharenting i samband med invandrade mödrar. Sharenting undersöks i sammanhanget av hur det underlättar för relationen mellan mödrar och deras familj och vänner som bor utomlands. Påverkan av sharenting på välmåendet hos utvandrade mödrar undersöks också i den här uppsatsen. En kvalitativ studie genomfördes med sex deltagare som för närvarande bor i Sverige. Facebook och Instagram är de huvudsakliga sociala medieplattformar som används av mödrar i den här studien för att dela om sina barn. Sharenting skedde för det mesta i formen av att bilder laddades upp som ett inlägg på deras privata sociala medier. Mödrar kunde använda sharenting som ett sätt att dela med sig av sina liv med avlägsna vänner och familj. Kontakt med närstående ansågs som en av de huvudsakliga anledningarna bakom sharenting, där foton av deras barn sågs som ett värdefullt sätt att förstärka deras relationer. Mödrar upplevde samhörighet med vänner och familj genom interaktioner på sina inlägg där de delar om sina barn. Att få stöd och bekräftelse från deras hemlands sociala nätverk underlättade mödrar upplevde en ökning av positiva känslor. (Less)
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- author
- Palfreyman, Anneka LU
- supervisor
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- Camilo Saenz LU
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Sharenting, Social Media, Immigrants, Expatriates, Mothers, Wellbeing, Connectedness, Sociala Medier, Invandrare, Utvandrare, Mödrar, Välmående, Samhörighet
- language
- English
- id
- 9166188
- date added to LUP
- 2024-06-24 13:58:58
- date last changed
- 2024-06-24 13:58:58
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abstract = {{Sharenting, where parents share pictures and videos of their children on their social media platforms, is a relatively new phenomenon in the world of social media, akin to an online version of traditional family photography. Sharenting can be used as a passive way of inviting geographically distant loved ones into the lives of immigrant mothers and their children. This thesis focuses on sharenting in relation to immigrant mothers. Sharenting is investigated in the context of how it facilitates the connections between mothers and their loved ones abroad. The influence of sharenting on the wellbeing of expatriate mothers is also investigated. A qualitative study was conducted using six participants currently living in Sweden. Facebook and Instagram are the main social media platforms used for sharenting by the mothers interviewed in this study. Sharenting mostly occurred in the form of pictures uploaded as a post on their personal social media platforms. The mothers were able to use sharenting as a way of sharing their lives with long-distance friends and family members. Connecting with loved ones was considered to be a main reason behind sharenting, with photographs of their children being considered a valuable way to reinforce their relationships. The mothers experienced connectedness to family and friends through interactions on their posts sharing about their children. Receiving support and validation from their home network facilitated the mothers experiencing an increase in positive emotions.}},
author = {{Palfreyman, Anneka}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Sharenting Abroad: Immigrant Mothers’ Perceptions on the Effects of Sharenting}},
year = {{2024}},
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