ADHD och Instagram : En intervjustudie om unga människor med ADHD:s strategier för att hantera de negativa aspekterna av Instagram

Sammanfattning: This study aims to investigate how people with ADHD are affected by the social media application Instagram. The experiences examined are how three Instagram users with ADHD are affected by Instagram. If they find that there are some underlying needs and motives for why they use Instagram and in which case they are. Their diagnosis also gives rise to depressive tendencies and it is therefore investigated how they handle this when using Instagram. In addition, their strategies for using Instagram are investigated. How they help them to reduce the negative impact of Instagram. The study further develops this to examine how users want to prevent problems that exist with Instagram for people with a diagnosis. The study's theoretical starting point is previous research from state agencies such as Statistics Sweden and Stockholm County Council. In addition, scientifically reviewed articles are used. The choice of study methods is qualitative interviews with a strategic selection of persons diagnosed with ADHD and a literature study. The study's three participants all have Instagram accounts where they express their ADHD diagnosis. What emerges is the participants' own opinions analyzed with the data collected. This results in an interpretive result that can open up for a discussion on the subject and describe them with ADHD's own views on the subject.