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dc.contributor.authorBrandtzæg, Petter Bae
dc.contributor.authorChaparro-Domínguez, María-Ángeles
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-10T12:21:30Z
dc.date.available2020-02-10T12:21:30Z
dc.date.created2019-02-06T22:23:32Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1103-3088
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2640714
dc.description.abstractThe process of self-presentation is significantly complicated for people growing up with social media. Many individuals have time-stamped digital footprints in social media from early youth to adulthood. However, little is known about long-term consequences for these individuals, their experience of time, and their identity transition from youthful experimentation to a professional identity in social media. Through 15 in-depth interviews, our study explores challenges concerning identity transition and impression management in social media for young adults who have recently entered working life as journalists. Our participants described how they curated their image and self-censored both their previous and current self-generated content in social media. We also find that many have actively opted for passive and peace-keeping self-presentation and use of social media or for turning their usage into private messaging platforms, masking their online identity. Some participants indicated they felt trapped by their own identity making in social media.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherSagenb_NO
dc.subjectIdentitynb_NO
dc.subjectFacebooknb_NO
dc.subjectSelf-presentationnb_NO
dc.subjectSocial medianb_NO
dc.subjectTwitternb_NO
dc.subjectYouthnb_NO
dc.titleFrom Youthful Experimentation to Professional Identity: Understanding Identity Transitions in Social Medianb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
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dc.source.journalYoung - Nordic Journal of Youth Researchnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1103308819834386
dc.identifier.cristin1674300
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 262848nb_NO
cristin.unitcode7401,90,12,0
cristin.unitnameSoftware and Service Innovation
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextpostprint
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