A construção das imagens de si por adolescentes em redes sociais

Abstract

This work it is a qualitative research, empirical, carried out with the co-participation of teens with 14-17 years old, in high school at a large private school in Fortaleza, Ceará. We aim to find out how those teens are realizing the construction of their pictures in new spaces for socialization, such as social networks. Initially, a participant observation was made in a support group with 10 (ten) students, conducted by Educational Guidance team and school psychology, which I, researcher and psychologist of the institution, attended. The group was proposed in order to work issues such as self-esteem, stress, anxiety and self-knowledge, through targeted activities, conversations, dynamics and relaxation wheels. A total of ten students of 1st and 2nd year high school students who would like to engage freely in the activity carried out against the shift. During the formation of the group, the students started to communicate and maintain relationships with each other, discussing the communication practices in which were engaged outside the group. The Internet appeared as a major mediator of social relations. They proposed the formation of a closed group WhatsApp to prolong the weekly contact. In addition to classroom observations, collect data as they relate to social networks in group mode in WhatsApp. Following, we selected 05 (five) members wishing to participate in the following phases of the research: collection of posts on the homepage Facebook over the past 05 (five) months and in-depth interviews. The dissertation structure initially presents the theoretical and methodological aspects by questioning, defining the object and justification. Then approach the teenager constitution situated on the networks at the interface with the consumption of images. Field observations of the material for the construction of images and relational aspects are included in chapters of argumentative text. We believe in the outcome of this research, the images appear as postcard itself and primordial aspect of teenage interest in social networks. Care for and invest in the image itself, using performances to display them on the network. The feedback given by friends users of networks ensure greater acceptance and security in defining social relations.