RT Journal Article
T1 Social Connectivity, Sentiment and Participation on Twitter during COVID-19.
A1 Castro-Martínez, Andrea
A1 Méndez-Domínguez, Paula
A1 Sosa Valcarcel, Aimiris
A1 Castillo-de-Mesa, Joaquín
K1 Pandemia de la Covid-19, 2020- - En los medios de comunicación social
AB In a transnational context defined by the irruption of COVID-19 and the social isolation it has generated around the world, social networking sites are essential channels for communicating and developing new forms of social coexistence based on connectivity and interaction. This study analyzes the feelings expressed on Twitter through the hashtags #YoMeQuedoEnCasa, #stayhome, #jeresteàlamaison, #restealamaison, #stoacasa, #restaacasa, #ficaemcasa, #euficoemcasa, #ichbleibezuHause and #Bleibzuhause, and the communicative and social processes articulated from network participation, during the lockdown in 2020. Through Gephi software, the aspects underlying the communicative interaction and the distribution of the network at a global level are studied, with the identification of leaderships, communities and connectivity nodes. As a result of this interaction, the emergence of social and organizational links derived from community participation and motivated by the common interest of preserving health and general wellbeing through collective action is detected. The study notes the presence of feelings of solidarity, a sense of community and social support among connected crowds who, despite being in geographically dispersed settings, share similar concerns about the virus effect.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021-08-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36225
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36225
LA eng
NO Castro-Martinez, A., Méndez-Domínguez, P., Sosa Valcarcel, A., & Castillo de Mesa, J. (2021). Social Connectivity, Sentiment and Participation on Twitter during COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(16), 8390. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168390
NO This paper has been funded by the Research, Transfer and Scientific Dissemination Planof the University of Malaga (Spain), through the support granted to the research project “Lasaplicaciones (apps) para la realización de textos audiovisuales en directo: características funcionalesy análisis de interfaces”, coordinated by Miguel de Aguilera Moyano
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
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