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A Study of Teens' Social Media Engagement: Focusing on the Comments for YouTube Beauty Videos

청소년의 소셜 미디어 참여에 관한 연구 - 유튜브 메이크업 영상의 댓글 창을 중심으로 -

  • 임여주 (부산대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2021.02.26
  • Accepted : 2021.03.21
  • Published : 2021.03.30
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Abstract

This study analyzed YouTube beauty videos that focus on makeup for teens, based on the assumption that the main viewers of the videos are teens. Through looking at the interaction between beauty information providers and receivers, communication among information receivers, and the way people participate in comment thread, the study examined how teens engage in social media. Many teens who posted comments on YouTube beauty videos praised and envied the beauty of beauty gurus, and tried to connect with them. The comment thread shows that teens answered to each other's questions on makeup tips, shared thoughts and experiences on issues around teen wearing makeup, which helped them build a sense of community, and broaden their views on the way of life. Also observed was power dynamics among youth, such as lecturing or verbal abuse against children and pre-teens by older teens.

본 연구는 청소년 메이크업에 관한 유튜브 동영상의 주요 시청자가 청소년이라는 가정하에 청소년 메이크업을 주제로 한 유튜브 동영상과 그에 딸린 댓글 창을 집중적으로 분석한 사례연구이다. 청소년 메이크업에 대한 정보를 제공하는 이와 그 정보를 수용하는 이 사이의 상호작용, 정보를 수용하는 이들 간의 소통, 그 안에서 제기되는 논의의 내용과 토론의 방식 등을 살펴봄으로써 청소년이 소셜 미디어를 이용하는 양상을 알아보고자 하였다. 청소년 메이크업 튜토리얼 영상을 시청하고 댓글 창에 참여한 청소년들 중 상당수는 뷰티 크리에이터의 미모를 찬양하고 부러워하며 그와 적극적으로 소통하고자 하는 모습을 보였다. 청소년이 작성한 댓글에 딸린 답글 타래에서는 답변과 공감 등의 소통 방식을 통해 또래와의 공감대를 형성하고 정보 요구를 해결하였으며, 각자의 경험과 생각을 주고받으며 시야와 사고를 확장하고 있었다. 그러나, 청소년 집단 내에서 상대적 약자인 초등학생에 심각한 언어폭력이 가해지는 등 나이에 따른 힘의 불균형 문제도 나타나고 있었다.

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