@article{ref1,
title="Caregiver psychological maltreatment behaviors toward children on TikTok",
journal="Child maltreatment",
year="2023",
author="Stormer, Bri and Chandler-Ofuya, Naomi and Baker, Amy J. L. and Balin, Tara and Brassard, Marla R. and Kagan, Julia and Rosenzweig, Janet F.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="We examined TikTok user engagement when parents post videos engaging in psychological maltreatment (PM) behaviors towards their children, using the APSAC-endorsed definition of PM. A new TikTok account was created and seeded with PM behavior videos identified previously; similar videos then appeared on the new account's &quot;For You Page&quot; (an algorithmic feed curated by TikTok). Researchers identified 35 creators who had posted at least one PM behavior video, resulting in their full profile being coded (N = 2684 videos) for five engagement metrics, presence of children, and presence of PM behavior. Non-parametric paired comparisons (Mann-Whitney tests) were made within individual creators for: (1) engagement metrics before and after the first PM behavior video, (2) engagement metrics for PM behavior videos versus non-PM videos, (3) engagement metrics for child videos versus non-child videos, and (4) proportion of videos containing children before and after the first PM video. All but one analysis was significant (effect sizes from.28 to.59, average r =.46). We discuss directions for future research, as well as how child welfare and content moderation policy can be updated to change social norms around sharenting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-5595",
doi="10.1177/10775595231211616",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10775595231211616"
}