Psychology Report: Analyzing Selfie Attitudes of Mothers of Teenagers

This psychology report delves into the attitudes towards selfies, specifically focusing on mothers of young women aged 14-17. The introduction establishes social influence as a key factor, outlining conformity, obedience, and compliance. A literature review explores factors influencing attitudes, such as social comparison and the impact of social media. The report examines the changing attitudes of mothers towards selfies and their effects, including potential risks and impacts on family dynamics. The methodology section details data analysis techniques, including qualitative methods and thematic analysis, as well as data collection methods like observation and questionnaires. The report also covers sampling strategies and provides a research timeline. The aim is to analyze attitudes, identify influential factors, evaluate impacts, and determine death ratios associated with selfies.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
Literature review..........................................................................................................................1
Rational........................................................................................................................................3
Aim and Objectives......................................................................................................................3
Method.............................................................................................................................................4
Data analysis ...............................................................................................................................4
Data collection ............................................................................................................................4
Sampling......................................................................................................................................5
Research timeline.........................................................................................................................5
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Ethical considerations..................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

Topic- Social Influence
INTRODUCTION
Social influence is change in nature or behaviour that individual person causes in other,
unintentionally or intentionally. As its outcomes of way changes person perceives itself in
relationship to influencer society and other people in general. Conformity, obedience and
compliance is the three areas of social influence (Wheaton, 2017). It refers to ways in which
persons change its behaviour to meet needs of the social environment. Social behaviour is nature
among two or more peoples within equal species and encompasses any nature in which one
person influence the other one. It impacts on individual directly or indirectly and change its
nature and attitudes towards themselves. Selfies is popping up all around the world throughout
social media. Most popular and common peoples while doing anything different take selfie, and
share with other peoples across the world. Social attitudes towards selfies by younger it quite
normal, they feel that it is the best way to show happiness and share moments quickly via posting
selfies on Facebook, Twitter and other social media tools.
In recent time selfie has become popular trend, it spread all over the world, many peoples
like to take selfie with their family members, friends and other persons. Taking selfies and
sharing it on social media sites is become one of the most popular entertainment actions, but due
to social behaviour its effects person perception indirectly or directly. Society attitudes towards
selfies taking by the mother of young women aged between 14 and 18-year-old is negative, some
peoples think that it is not appropriate for them as to take selfies. Many peoples in society make
negative comments on selfie taken by mother of two or more children. Young adults and
teenagers are addicted for taking selfies they post them on social media websites which make
them popular. It is normal in recent years, but due to taking selfies the ration of risk is emerging
as results deaths. Most of the parents are taking selfies which is not appropriate for their
children's as it influence on their behaviour and helps to drive them more towards this trend.
Literature review
Factors that influence attitude towards selfie by the mother of young women-
As according to Chou, Wang & Tang, T. I. (2015) selfie is the current trend preferred by
peoples of all ages to treasure precious memories of their life. It is observed in real life case that
teenagers and adults is often interested into selfies and therefore, social media platform is
available for them, a lot of pictures is being shared on tools. But selfies taken by the mother of
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14 and 17-year-old women is quite different and unacceptable by the other peoples in society. It
impacts on their family members and specially children's growth and development. Due to selfie
mothers give priorities to its self-less than the children's and enable to focuses on their
development which is essential for younger and teenager’s life. As discussed by Wheaton,
(2017) Selfie trend is one of the main factors that affect people’s lives and rapidly spread
everywhere and drive peoples towards taking selfies. Attitudes toward selfie by mother is
negative, in society peoples think that it is ineffective and harmful for people relate to them.
Mother take selfie and avoid children's career growth that make negative effect on their life and
drive them towards inappropriate activities. Taking selfie by mothers set the bad examples in
front of their child, they follow parents and act like them, it is happened because parents are the
role model of their children's. If mothers focus on selfie, they cannot be able to priorities child
and drive them towards depression because they are enabled to share their feeling and thoughts
with them. As per view of Flebus & Benedan, (2018) it makes negative environment around
children's which affects their personality further in life and put their mind in wrong things which
is not suitable and better way for younger age child. Social comparison is another factor that
effect attitude of mother towards selfie. They want to compare itself with other women’s and try
to look much better than them in order to decrease uncertainty in particular situations. With the
helps of social media sites mothers compare themselves and get feedbacks from others in order
to know how is better and pretty than itself. In society most of the women's post selfies while
breastfeeding because they want to raise awareness about breastfeeding in society it impacts
negatively on adults and younger children's.
Impact of change in attitudes by mothers towards selfie-
As per view of Azoulay, Liu & Stuart, (2017) in recent time mother attitudes towards
selfies is now changed, they like to take own selfies and post on social media just to show off
their personality nothing more than it. Attitudes is changed when peoples see someone else doing
the different activity and it will increase their interest to do so. Attitude change occurs when the
person goes from being negative to positive or positive to negative. Change in mother attitude
towards selfies impact other peoples around them. As according to Murray & Schaller, (2016)
taking selfies more and more is danger for person as well as for their family members as well. As
a parent’s mother must spend time with their child which is appropriate and help in development
of children growth, but due to take self and give a lot of time in this cray activity most of the
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mothers are unable to spend more time with child which effect on their childhood progress and
mental abilities. Spending time with children is much important, specially aged between 14 and
17 because they required more care and attention of parents. Broad group of mothers experiences
negotiate both private and public as taking selfies at workplace or home.
Death ration while taking selfie by persons-
Capuano and et.al., (2017) Elucidated that most of the persons like to take selfies near by
railway tracks during train was passing way as results death. Driver of train consistently hurtling
towards peoples in video but they ignore that, after few minutes’ camera goes topsy turvy as
train obviously rams into that person. It simply defines that in the world most of the peoples
where died due to taking selfies at some dangerous places or doing unexpectable activities. In
2014, ration of death while taking selfies is 15% but as an emerging trend it gets increased more
and more and now it become 83 percent. According to Kwon, Stefanone & Barnett, (2014) India
accounts for the startling 128 out of total 214 selfies deaths it higher than the other nations.
Selfies resulting in serious and death accidents has been the global phenomenon as has
propensity to post risky selfies with Hashtags such as #ultimate selfies and #dangerous selfie.
Peoples post selfie on Instagram with dangerous stands and see ones resulting in death. While
took selfies many youngsters were crushed by the train and on the others side in January, three
children drowned when the ferry carrying group of peoples in Arabian sea, after some of peoples
reportedly gathered to one side to click selfies.
Rational
Researcher chose this topic to identify the attitudes towards selfies by mothers of young
aged between 14 and 17 years old. They need to explore the chosen topic and gather more
information about why peoples specially mothers drive towards selfies trend.
Aim and Objectives
Aim-
To analyse the attitudes towards selfies by mothers of young women aged between 14
and 17 years old.
Objectives-
 To identify the factors that influence attitude towards selfie by the mother of young
women.
 To evaluate impact of change in attitudes by mothers towards selfie.
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 To determine death ratio while taking selfie.
Method
Data analysis
Data analysis is the procedure of logical techniques and systematically applying statistical
to illustrate and describe, recap and condense and evaluate data. It is one of the most important
part of research methodology, it includes interpretation of information gathered through use of
logical and analytical reasoning to identifying selfie trends. Data analysis is important elements
of assuring data integrity is appropriate and accurate analysis for research findings. Qualitative
and quantitative are the two types of data analysis that has been chosen based on research type.
Researcher chose qualitative methods for finding better results, this method usually starts with
centring research hypothesis or question gather small amount of data from each of the wide
number of persons. It describes resulting information using statistical methods and draw
conclusions about final outcomes (Giles, 2018). Data analysis in qualitative method also include
systematic procedure, it become ongoing iterative procedure where collected data is continuously
analysed and collected almost simultaneously. Although qualitative method is the most general
approach to conducting research in psychology there is the essential substitute called qualitative
investigation.
Thematic analysis is rarely acknowledged, poorly demarcated yet widely used
qualitative analytic technique within psychology. It provides theoretically and accessible flexible
approach to analysing qualitative data. Researcher chose this method because it is flexible which
helps in finding and draw conclusion at the end of this research proposal. In simple words,
thematic analysis is the method for analysing, identifying and reporting patterns with data, it
minimally describes and organises data set in detail.
Data collection
Data collection is the appropriate approach to collect and measure information gathering
from the variety of sources in order to accomplish proposal and to gather more information about
chosen topic as attitudes towards selfies by mothers of younger children between the aged of 14
and 17-year-old. With the help of this method researcher will be able to collect more data based
on topic in which they are interested. This information contributes in final outcomes and draw
appropriate conclusion. Observation, interview, questionnaire and focus group session are the
four various types of data collection methods that is beneficial and useful in research proposal.
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Data collection method is divided into two kinds: primary method of data collection and
secondary method of data collection. Secondary data is the type of data that already has been
published in magazines, books, online portals, newspaper, journals etc. Primary data collection
techniques are divided into two units: qualitative and quantitative.
Sampling
Sampling is the procedure used in statistical analysis in which determined number of
observations is taken from the larger population. Methodology used to sample from the wider
population depend on kind of analysis being performed by researcher but many include
systematic sampling or simple random sampling. The whole research findings are based on
appropriate sampling approach which helps to conclude better outcomes. Researcher should
target population might be lone parent families which helps to provide correct information
related to chosen topic, 30 peoples chose as sampling. Sampling is the most essential part of
research which support to data interpretation and final findings. It is the best way that allows
researcher to infer data about the population based on outcomes from subset of large population
without having to research every individual.
Demographic- mostly mother in UK and specially in alone families.
Recruitment- Thematic analysis.
Research timeline
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Task Mode Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
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Identification of aim and
objective 1 day Fri 7/12/19 Fri 7/12/19
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Setting up of aim 3 days Mon 7/15/19 Wed 7/17/19 1
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Writing Introduction 2 days Thu 7/18/19 Fri 7/19/19 2
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Collecting secondary
information 3 days Mon 7/22/19 Wed 7/24/19 3
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Writing the LR 3 days Thu 7/25/19 Mon 7/29/19 4
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Deciding over the
methods 2 days Tue 7/30/19 Wed 7/31/19 5
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Sample identification 3 days Thu 8/1/19 Mon 8/5/19 6
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Collecting primary
information 5 days Tue 8/6/19 Mon 8/12/19 7
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Analysing and
interpreting data 3 days Tue 8/13/19 Thu 8/15/19 8
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Writing up discussion 3 days Fri 8/16/19 Tue 8/20/19 9
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Conclusion and
recommendation 2 days Wed 8/21/19 Thu 8/22/19 10
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Submission 1 day Fri 8/23/19 Fri 8/23/19 11
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Ethical considerations
Ethical consideration is specified as one of the important sections of research, participants in
research should not subjected to harm in any terms. Respect for dignity of investigation
participants must be prioritised and whole information must be obtained from respondents prior
to report. Any exaggeration or deception about research proposal objectives and aims must be
avoided by researcher. Any kind of communication in context to research must be with
transparency and honesty. Affiliations in any styles, sources of funding as well as every possible
issues of interest have to be stated. In order to follow ethical considerations aspect of research in
the effective manner, researcher will need to elaborate discussion of each of following stages to
at least one section for example, participants have all the rights to withdraw from report at any
level if they wish to do so.
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