The Journal of Social Media in Society

An, R., Ji, M., & Zhang, S. (2017). Effectiveness of social media-based interventions on weight-related behaviors and body weight status: review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Health Behavior, 41(6), 670-682. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.41.6.1 Andridge, R. R., & Little, R. J. (2010). A review of hot deck imputation for survey non‐response. International Statistical Review, 78(1), 40-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-5823.2010.00103.x Atkin, C. K., & Freimuth, V. (2013).

Keywords: text, images, fitspiration, bopo, believability, implicit body image, attitudes References Beltramini, R. F., & Evans, K. R. (1985). Perceived believability of research results information in advertising.

Auxier, B. (2022, October 15). 64% of Americans say social media have mostly negative effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/10/15/64-of-americans-say-social-media-have-a-mostly-negative-effect-on-the-way-things-are-going-in-the-u-s-today/ Abetz, J., & Moore, J. (2018). “Welcome to the mommy wars, ladies”: Making sense of the ideology of combative mothering in mommy blogs. Communication Culture & Critique, 11(2), 265-281.

Keywords: Social media platforms, Platform economy, Self-employed workers, Political subjectivity, Covid-19 References Adams-Prassl A, Boneva T, Golin M, et al. (2020) Inequality in the impact of the coronavirus shock: Evidence from real time surveys. Journal of Public Economics 189: 104245.

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Keywords: Social Media, Activism, Social Movement, Race & Ethnicity, Policing References Alexander, M. (2012). The New Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness. New York: The New Press. Choi, S. and Woo Park, H. (2014).

Keywords: Social media, Gender, Instagram, Election campaigns References Aaldering, L., & Van Der Pas, D. J. (2020). Political leadership in the media: Gender bias in leader stereotypes during campaign and routine times. British Journal of Political Science, 50(3), 911–931.

Elewos, M., & Zompetti, J. P. (2025). Political themes in memes: An exploration of Ghanaian online memetic discourse. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 14(1), 4-35. Gondwe, G. (2025). Gatecrashing journalism: How influencers are redefining news in Zambia. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 14(1), 84-103. Rios-Contreras, N. (2025). Protest policing: Intersecting race and social media activism in the Mile High City. The Journal of Social Media in Society, 14(1), 104-125. Sharon, G., & Yarchi, M.

Keywords: social media, Ghana, memes, cartoons, African rhetoric, sika mmpe dede References Adjei, D. N. Y. (2018). “Perspective by Incongruity” Applied to Depictions of Race in the Media. [Unpublished undergraduate thesis]. California Polytechnic State University. Aikins, A. D.

Keywords: Social Media, Somalia, Conflict Dynamics, Inter-clan war, Harmful Content References Abdirahman, A. (2023). The Impact of Social Media Marketing: Political Campaigning and Elections in Somalia. Adan, M. Y. (2021): Role of mass media on political accountability in Somalia.