Wattpad and Digital Reading: Increase in Reading Habits Among Young People

 

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Συγγραφείς: Flores Taboada, Fátima Isabel, Vera Alva, Liz María, Rios Incio, Felipe Anderson
Μορφή: artículo original
Κατάσταση:Versión publicada
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης:2024
Περιγραφή:The research focuses on a detailed analysis of how the digital platform Wattpad fosters and strengthens reading habits among its users. To achieve a deep understanding of this phenomenon, the investigators employed a basic qualitative methodology with a phenomenological-hermeneutic design approach. Moreover, while Wattpad consisted of the study setting, the participants were two different groups. The first one included 12 young women, between the ages of 15 and 24, who actively read on Wattpad; the second was made up of 6 experts in digital platforms and reading promotion. Both groups were originally from the city of Trujillo, Peru. Likewise, this study was articulated around a main category, divided into three subcategories, each of which was explored through two indicators. Regarding data collection, the researchers used interviews guided by a predefined protocol to later analyze the information by using the discourse analysis method. Thus, the results of the interviews confirmed that the use of Wattpad contributes significantly to the promotion and strengthening of reading habits among its users. Factors that contribute to this claim include Wattpad's distinctive features such as its ease of connecting users, the creation of virtual communities, and the fostering of collective intelligence. Therefore, the investigators recommend encouraging the use of Wattpad among young people and enhancing its interconnection and community creation characteristics, as well as implementing tools that foster collective intelligence. 
Χώρα:Portal de Revistas UCR
Ίδρυμα:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Γλώσσα:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/54228
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/educacion/article/view/54228
Λέξη-Κλειδί :Wattpad
Digital Platforms
Reading Habits
Digital Reading
Qualitative Research
Plataformas digitales
Hábitos de lectura
Lectura digital
Investigación cualitativa