College 2

Question 1

social media interventions

Answer 1

an internet based intervention strategy that exploits the affordances of social media to produce behavior change or improve a situation

Question 2

Benefits of social media interventions

Answer 2

Increase interactions with others
More available, shared and tailored information
Increase accessibility and widening access
Peer/social/emotional support

Question 3

Limitations of social media interventions

Answer 3

quality concerns
authors are often unidentifiable
social media users are often unaware of the risks of disclosing personal information online
Information is readily available; so there is the potential for information overload.

Question 4

individual identity

Answer 4

the extent to which the social media intervention requires that users reveal their identity

Question 5

group identity

Answer 5

the extent to which the social media intervention enables users to identify themselves with a group and relate to each other

Question 6

benefits of group identity

Answer 6

sense of belongingness
using network-informed association
peer-to-peer communication: social support enhances the effects of interventions

Question 7

cognitive load

Answer 7

The extent to which the social media intervention requires cognitive investment from users determined by:

• complexity of information
• modality of information
• required input from users

Question 8

interactivity

Answer 8

the extent to which users can;

• start a conversation with each other
• give feedback to each other
• generate content

Question 9

availability

Answer 9

the extent to which users can see if someone is online