Role of the Built and Online Social Environments on Expression of Dining on Instagram
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (i) What is the relationship between the built environment (measured through types of restaurants in neighborhood) and dining posting behavior by users who post in those neighborhoods? (ii) What is the relationship between the social environment (measured through proportion of a user’s social network in Abu Dhabi that posts about dining) and dining posting behavior by users in Abu Dhabi?
- Does the social environment moderate the relationship between the built environment and proportion of dining posts a user posts?
- Does the social environment mediate the relationship between the built environment and proportion of dining posts a user posts?
2. Methods
2.1. Data Collection
2.1.1. Instagram Data
2.1.2. Sample Selection
2.1.3. User Dining Posts (Dependent Variables)
2.1.4. Networks (Possible Mediator Variables)
2.1.5. Mapping Posts and Users to Neighborhoods
2.1.6. Neighborhood Built Environment (Independent Variables)
2.1.7. Ethics and Privacy
2.2. Analysis Approach
2.2.1. Moderation Analysis
2.2.2. Mediation Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Analysis of Posts
3.2. Moderation Analysis Results
3.3. Mediation Analysis Results
3.4. Mediation Results Across Different Times of the Day
4. Conclusions
4.1. Interpretation of Findings
4.2. Limitations
4.3. Future Work
4.4. Importance and Utility of Findings
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Filtering Instagram Data
Appendix B. Data Distribution
Appendix C. Network Variables
Appendix D. Detailed Regression Results
Feature (Number of) | std.err | p | |
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Intercept | 0.5509 | 0.1356 | 0.0081 ** |
: | |||
Casual dining | −0.1823 | 0.0981 | 0.0642 . |
Cafeterias | 1.8492 | 0.4309 | 0.0852 . |
Beverage shops | −0.0128 | 0.9191 | 0.0567 . |
Fine dining | 0.8913 | 0.0109 | 0.0632 . |
Quick bites | 0.1268 | 0.5171 | 0.1200 |
Bakeries | −1.0831 | 0.5432 | 0.0924 . |
Lounges | 0.3421 | 0.0004 | 0.0761 . |
Kiosks | 0.0942 | 0.4005 | 0.5412 |
Food courts | 0.2556 | 0.1067 | 0.0616 . |
M: | |||
Dining profiles | 0.9481 | 0.4321 | 0.1002 |
Non dining profiles | 0.0021 | 0.0042 | 0.2021 |
Personal profiles | 0.0231 | 0.0428 | 0.0600 . |
Business profiles | 0.0421 | 0.0231 | 0.2009 |
Gender | 0.0031 | 0.0012 | 0.1200 |
Feature (Number of) | std.err | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Intercept | −0.5454 | 0.2002 | 0.0064 ** |
: | |||
Casual dining | −0.0838 | 0.0194 | 0.0017 ** |
Cafeterias | 0.0992 | 0.0204 | 0.0001 *** |
Beverage shops | 0.4188 | 0.1054 | 0.0023 ** |
Fine dining | −0.1358 | 0.0347 | 0.0001 *** |
Quick bites | −0.0623 | 0.0183 | 0.0006 *** |
Bakeries | 0.0089 | 0.4562 | 0.4367 |
Lounges | 0.0010 | 0.5732 | 0.6752 |
Kiosks | −15.4985 | 0.1431 | 0.9900 |
Food courts | −7.8610 | 0.1293 | 0.7861 |
M: | |||
Dining profiles | 0.3413 | 0.0010 | 0.0011 ** |
Non dining profiles | −0.0021 | 0.0005 | 0.3210 |
Personal profiles | 0.0098 | 0.0023 | 0.1287 |
Business profiles | 0.0023 | 0.0391 | 0.6542 |
Gender | 0.0053 | 0.0013 | 0.0891 . |
Feature (Number of) | std.err | p | |
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Intercept | 0.4736 | 0.1111 | 0.0002 *** |
: | |||
Casual dining | −0.5231 | 0.0161 | 0.0011 ** |
Cafeterias | 0.4772 | 0.0143 | 0.0008 *** |
Beverage shops | 1.0128 | 0.0491 | 0.0001 *** |
Fine dining | −0.1199 | 0.0273 | 0.0001 *** |
Quick bites | −0.0468 | 0.0171 | 0.0621 . |
Bakeries | 0.1841 | 0.0452 | 0.0042 ** |
Lounges | 0.3391 | 0.0684 | 0.0001 *** |
Kiosks | 1.6142 | 0.4275 | 0.0001 *** |
Food courts | −3.4536 | 0.0067 | 0.9749 |
M: | |||
Dining profiles | 2.0085 | 0.0004 | 0.0001 *** |
Non dining profiles | 0.0002 | 0.2901 | 0.3400 |
Personal profiles | 0.0010 | 0.7810 | 0.2297 |
Business profiles | 0.0302 | 0.0832 | 0.6000 |
Gender | 0.0001 | 0.3405 | 0.1000 |
Feature (Number of) | std.err | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 0.1736 | 0.1011 | 0.0001 *** |
: | |||
Casual dining | −1.4101 | 0.0112 | 0.0002 *** |
Cafeterias | 0.9390 | 0.0043 | 0.0700 . |
Beverage shops | 0.0438 | 0.0021 | 0.1001 |
Fine dining | −0.1199 | 0.0219 | 0.3001 |
Quick bites | −0.1408 | 0.0198 | 0.6002 |
Bakeries | 0.2684 | 0.0422 | 0.0029 ** |
Lounges | 0.1802 | 0.0124 | 0.0007 *** |
Kiosks | 0.1142 | 0.0325 | 0.0891 . |
Food courts | 0.3997 | 0.1027 | 0.0042 ** |
M: | |||
Dining profiles | 1.5042 | 0.0001 | 0.0019 ** |
Non dining profiles | 0.0001 | 0.0901 | 0.0910. |
Personal profiles | 0.0210 | 0.1210 | 0.0600 . |
Business profiles | 0.0092 | 0.0222 | 0.1008 |
Gender | 0.0081 | 0.1205 | 0.0901 . |
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Feature (Number of) | Feature Description | Mean | Range (Min, Max) |
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: | |||
Casual dining | Eateries with general menu | 35.32 | (0, 187) |
Cafeterias | Counters/stalls serving food | 20.08 | (0, 164) |
Beverage shops | Shops serving juices/beverages | 1.67 | (0, 10)) |
Fine dining | Formal settings catering selected menu | 2.06 | (0, 18) |
Quick bites | Informal setting with specific menu | 9.17 | (0, 52) |
Bakeries | Shops serving baked items | 2.15 | (0, 13) |
Lounges | Formal setting serving food, drinks | 1.15 | (0, 9) |
Kiosks | Small shops/carts serving specific menu | 0.15 | (0, 3) |
Food Courts | Indoor setting inside malls | 4.86 | (0, 27) |
M: | |||
Dining profiles | Network profiles that post about dining | 59.60 | (0, 381) |
Non-dining profiles | Network profiles that do not post about dining | 183.91 | (0,966) |
Personal profiles | Personal profiles in the users’ network | 163.32 | (0, 915) |
Business profiles | Business profiles in the users’ network | 79.89 | (0, 538) |
Gender | Gender of the user; female (F) represented as 1 | 0.66 | F: 120, M: 80 |
: | |||
Total dining posts made by the user in 30 days | 6.51 | (0, 30) | |
Dining posts made during morning | 0.86 | (0, 10) | |
Dining posts made during afternoon | 2.21 | (0, 18) | |
Dining posts made during evening | 3.62 | (0, 24) |
Feature (Number of) | std.err | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 0.1240 | 0.0021 | 0.0410 * |
Casual dining | −0.4389 | 0.0012 | <0.0001 *** |
Cafeterias | 0.0646 | 0.0263 | 0.1132 |
Beverage shops | 0.3140 | 0.1280 | 0.1424 |
Fine dining | −0.1162 | 0.0352 | 0.9801 |
Quick bites | −0.6641 | 0.0176 | 0.8710 |
Bakeries | 1.4124 | 0.0012 | 0.0328 * |
Lounges | 0.6158 | 0.0310 | 0.0190 * |
Food Courts | −0.3475 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 *** |
Feature (Number of) | std.err | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 0.1093 | 0.0010 | 0.0320 * |
Dining profiles | 1.5042 | 0.0001 | 0.0019 *** |
Non dining profiles | 0.0001 | 0.0901 | 0.0910 . |
Personal profiles | 0.0210 | 0.1210 | 0.0600 . |
Business profiles | 0.0092 | 0.0222 | 0.1008 |
Without Moderator | With Moderator | |
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Feature (Number of) | (Mean Adjusted R-Squared: | (Mean Adjusted R-Squared: |
0.0238) | 0.1687) | |
Intercept | 0.1341 * | 0.1091 * |
Casual dining | −0.438 *** | −0.343 ** |
Bakeries | 1.412 * | 0.049 * |
Lounges | 0.615 * | 0.078 * |
Food Courts | −0.347 ** | 0.025 * |
Moderator (M): | ||
Dining profiles | - | 0.170 * |
Interaction terms: | ||
Causal dining * M | - | 0.011 * |
Bakeries * M | - | 0.011 * |
Lounges * M | - | 0.010 * |
Food Courts * M | - | 0.012 * |
Total Effect | Direct Effect | Indirect Effect | |
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(Number of) | |||
Casual dining | −0.44 (−1.96, 1.08) | −1.41 (−2.12, −0.70) | 0.97 |
Bakeries | 1.41 ( 0.12, 2.71) | 0.27 (−0.21, 0.75) | 1.14 |
Lounges | 0.62 ( 0.02, 1.21) | 0.18 (−0.07, 0.44) | 0.44 |
Food courts | −0.35 (−0.56,−0.14) | 0.40 ( 0.22, 0.57) | −0.74 |
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Mhasawade, V.; Elghafari, A.; Duncan, D.T.; Chunara, R. Role of the Built and Online Social Environments on Expression of Dining on Instagram. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 735. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030735
Mhasawade V, Elghafari A, Duncan DT, Chunara R. Role of the Built and Online Social Environments on Expression of Dining on Instagram. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(3):735. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030735
Chicago/Turabian StyleMhasawade, Vishwali, Anas Elghafari, Dustin T. Duncan, and Rumi Chunara. 2020. "Role of the Built and Online Social Environments on Expression of Dining on Instagram" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 3: 735. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030735