Quality of information about cosmetic products in social media: one-year analysis of portuguese influential Instagram profiles

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2024-08-29

Authors

Ferreira, Marta Salvador (Author) Other; Cuboia, Nelson (Author) Other; Azevedo, Luís Filipe R. (Author) FMUP; Magalhães, Olga Estrela (Author) FMUP; Almeida, Isabel Martins de (Author) FFUP; Ribeiro, Vasco (Author) FLUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

ISSN: 1539-8285

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Authenticus ID: P-016-XEG

DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2024.2381281

Abstract (EN): This work characterizes scientific and health information fromposts addressing cosmetic products on Instagram for one-year.Portuguese profiles that cover cosmetic products were selectedbased on popularity and expertise. Posts concerning cosmeticproducts were recorded, and those containing scientific andhealth information were selected. A new method was used,which allows rating each post as “correct,” “confuse,” or “incor-rect”. Ten popular profiles and three expert profiles wereselected. Forty-five posts containing scientific and health infor-mation about cosmetic products were analyzed. Popular profileswere approximately ten times more likely to convey confusinginformation about cosmetic products than expert profiles.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: Received 06 Mar 2024, Accepted 13 Jul 2024, Published online: 29 Aug 2024

No. of pages: 21