Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society (한국도서관정보학회지)

Korean Library and Information Science Society (한국도서관정보학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Tweens' Information Needs and Information Practices on YouTube

초기 청소년들(Tweens)의 정보요구와 유튜브(YouTube)에서의 정보추구행태

  • 김지현 (한남대학교 문헌정보학과) ;
  • 구정화 (한남대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2021.05.29
  • Accepted : 2021.06.13
  • Published : 2021.06.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to find out both what information tweens (12~14 years old adolescents) need and how they use YouTube to satisfy with their information needs. In order to achieve the goal, the research collected the data by conducting a survey on tweens (N=130) and analyzed the data with statistical processes. The research found out some significant results: first, tweens frequently use the informaton on YouTube and search for leisure information most often. Second, tweens search for information on YouTube because of ease and convenience on learning information even though they do not trust the information on YouTube. Third, tweens regard that YouTube play the role as a significant information source and searching tool, and use information on YouTube because the information on YouTube are composed of easy-to-understand video format. On the basis of the results, the research suggests and discusses how information organization such as public or school libraries provide information services for youth groups effectively.

본 연구는 초기 청소년들이 일상에서 가장 선호하는 정보원이자 정보검색 도구로 사용되고 있는 유튜브(YouTube) 모바일 동영상 플랫폼상에서의 정보이용행태를 분석하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 초기 청소년들의 일상생활 속에서의 고민 즉 정보요구는 무엇이며 이 정보요구를 만족시키기 위해 어떤 정보원을 어떻게 사용하고 있는지 살펴보고 유튜브 매체를 이용할 때의 정보요구와 이용행태를 분석하였다. 이를 위해 전국의 초기 청소년(12~14세)을 대상으로 설문조사를 통하여 데이터를 수집후 통계분석하여 각 인구학적 특성별로 정보이용행태에 어떤 차이를 보이는지를 분석하였다. 분석결과, 초기 청소년들은 유튜브를 이들의 일상정보요구를 만족시키는 중요 정보원으로 인식하고 있으며 특히 여가정보를 찾기 위해 가장 빈번히 그리고 적극적으로 이용하고 있었다. 또한, 초기 청소년들은 찾기 쉽고 간단하며 편리하기 때문에, 그리고 쉬운 동영상 정보가 많기 때문에 유튜브에서 정보를 주로 탐색하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 밝혀낸 연구결과를 바탕으로 시사점을 도출하고, 학교 및 공공도서관으로 대표되는 정보기관들에서 초기 청소년들을 위한 정보서비스를 기획할 때 참고해야 할 요소들을 제언하였다.

Keywords

References

  1. Back, Byeong-Bu, Kim, Amie, Cho, Hyun-Hee, Sung, Yeol-Gwan, & Chun, Gyeong-Ho (2019). A Study on the Life and Culture of Elementary School Students. Gyeonggi-do: Gyeonggi Institute of Education.
  2. Chung, Jin-Soo (2009). A critical analysis of the studies on children's and adolescents' information seeking and use part I: focusing on information seeking and use for learning. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 20(2), 143-153.
  3. Chung, Jin-Soo (2017). A study on high school students' information use environments. Journal of the Korean Library and Information Science Society, 51(3), 189-213.
  4. Chung, Jin-Soo (2020). Credibility judgement of information by Tweens. Journal of the Korean Library and Information Science Society, 54(1), 303-324.
  5. Han, Seong-Ae (2006). A study on the contents and stress of adolescents in the home environment. Research on Art Psychotherapy, 2(2), 111-137.
  6. Jeong, Hyeon-Wook (2012). Social Science Research Methodology. Seoul: the Wheel of Time.
  7. Kang, Min-Jeong, Jeong, Eun-Ju, & Cho, Hae-Yoon (2020). The immersion factors and characteristics of Youtube channels for generation Z. Journal of The Korea Contents Association, 20(2), 150-161. https://doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2020.20.02.150
  8. Kim, Amie (2020). An exploratory study on children's YouTube culture: focusing on children's communication culture. The Journal of Education, 40(3), 341-358.
  9. Kim, Sung-Eun & Lee, Jee-Yeon (2013). Research on virtual information grounds and the information use behavior of Korean youths. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, 30(4), 155-173. https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2013.30.4.155
  10. Kim, Young-Tae (2011). A study on elementary students' counseling services and needs for counseling & their troubles: the case of elementary schools in Jeollabukdo. Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial Cooperation Society, 12(9), 3915-3923. https://doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2011.12.9.3915
  11. Ko, Young-Hee & Hong, Hoo-Jo (2012). The analysis of needs for development of early adolescence adaptation curriculum in elementary school. The Korea Educational Review, 18(2), 233-262.
  12. Koo, Joung Hwa (2015). Everyday information practices of 'isolated' adolescents: a case study of new Korean immigrant adolescents in the U.S. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 47(2), 161-190. https://doi.org/10.16981/kliss.46.4.201512.161
  13. Korea Press Foundation (2019). 2019 Teenage Media Usage Survey. Seoul: Korea Press Foundation.
  14. Lee, Eun-Sun, Kim, Joong-In, & Kim, Mi-Kyoung (2020). The effects of YouTube usage motives and affinity on user activity. Journal of The Korea Contents Association, 20(2), 114-126. https://doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2020.20.02.114
  15. Lee, Hyo-Seong (2020). An exploratory study of You-Tube uses motivations. Korean Journal of Communication Studies, 28(3), 77-99. https://doi.org/10.23875/kca.28.3.4
  16. Lee, Jang-Hyeon (2014). Pyeongtaek survey of youth leisure and annoying. Korean Society for Youth Protection and Guidance, 20, 73-90.
  17. Lee, Jeong-Mee (2015). An analysis of perceptions and information use for library: by comparing the differences for the adolescents and college students. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 26(3), 291-314. https://doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2015.26.3.291
  18. Lee, Jin-Gyeong & Kim, Geun-Young (2019). Children's YouTube watching behaviors and their adjustments: mediation effects of parental attitude, self esteem, and school satisfaction. Korea Academy Industrial Cooperation Society, 20(12), 699-707.
  19. Lee, Sang-Soog & Chon, Bum-Soo (2020). A comparative analysis of the elderly-young generation perception on YouTube use motives: an application of the Co-orientation model. Korean Journal of Broadcasting and Telecommunication Studies, 34(2), 76-104.
  20. Lee, Seung-Min & Lee, Jong-Wook (2017). Use of Smartphone applications for satisfying information needs of youth. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 28(3), 175-196. https://doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2017.28.3.175
  21. Lee, Yeon-Ok (2007). School library information services for satisfying academic high school students' information needs. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 38(1), 107-134. https://doi.org/10.16981/kliss.38.1.200703.107
  22. Lim, Yeo-Joo (2016). A study of young adults' information behavior and media use: focusing on the children of families with immigration background. Journal of the Korean Library and Information Science Society, 50(3), 455-490. https://doi.org/10.4275/KSLIS.2016.50.3.455
  23. Oh, Dae-Young (2017). Effects of demographic features, use motives and personality of audience on usage of YouTube. Journal of Communication Science, 17(4), 122-162. https://doi.org/10.14696/jcs.2017.12.17.4.122
  24. Opensurvey (2020, March 11). What Has Changed from Last Year's Data on YouTube, the No. 1 Ranking this Year. Available: https://blog.opensurvey.co.kr/article/socialmedia-2020-2/
  25. Park, Hyun-Mo & Lee, Jee-Yeon (2013). A comparison study of the everyday-life information behaviors of urban and rural adolescents. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, 30(1), 71-92. https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2013.30.1.071
  26. Park, Joo-Hyun & Lee, Youn-Joon (2019). A study on mobile video usage of generation Z in the republic of Korea based on the grounded theory: focused on YouTube. Journal of Communication Desgin, 67, 313-329.
  27. Son, Dong-Wuk & Lim, Sun-Ah (2020). The effects of the motivation to use YouTube on school adjustment by mediating smart media overdependence in the upper graders of elementary school: focused on gender difference. The Journal of Elementary Education, 33(3), 79-100.
  28. WiseappWiseretail (2021, February 23). The Most Frequently Used YouTube Apps are those in their 50s and Older. Available: https://post.naver.com/viewer/postView.nhn?volumeNo=30777994&memberNo=32291422&vType=VERTICAL
  29. Agosto, D. & Hughes-Hassell, S. (2006a). Toward a model of the everyday life information needs of urban teenagers: part I theoretical model. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 57(10), 1394-1403.
  30. Agosto, D. & Hughes-Hassell, S. (2006b). Toward a model of the everyday life information needs of urban teenagers: part II empirical model. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 57(11), 1418-1426.
  31. Case, D. O. & Given, L. M. (2016). Looking for Information (4th ed). England: Emerald.
  32. Chelton, M. K. & Cool, C. (2007). Youth Information-Seeking Behavior II: Theories, Models, and Issues. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press.
  33. Dervin, B. (1983). Information as a User Construct: The Relevance of Perceived Information Needs to Synthesis and Interpretation. In S. A. Ward, & L. J. Reed (Ed.). Knowledge Structure and Use: Implications for Synthesis and Interpretation. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 153-183.
  34. Hanson, G. L., Haridakis, P. M., & Sharma, R. (2011). Differing uses of YouTube during the 2008 U.S. presidential primary election. Electronic News, 5(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/1931243111398213
  35. Khan, M. L. (2017). Social media engagement: what motivates user participation and consumption on YouTube?. Computers in Human Behavior, 66, 236-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.024
  36. Koh, K., Snead, J. T., & Lu, K. (2019). The processes of maker learning and information behavior in a technology-rich high school class. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 70(12), 1395-1412. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24197
  37. Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants part 1. On the Horizon, 9(5), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/10748120110424816
  38. Savolainen, R. (1995). Everyday life information seeking: approaching information seeking in the context of way of life. Library and Information Science Research, 17(3), 259-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/0740-8188(95)90048-9