Instagram and Lived Experience of its users

The purpose of this phenomenological research was to study the lived experiences of 10 young adults in Tehran using Instagram. In this research, the contexts and conditions affecting the lived experiences of these users, such as the general characteristics of adult youth and the technological characteristics of Instagram, are emphasized. In addition, the issue of evaluating the consequences of using Instagram by these users has been of special interest. According to the research done on Instagram, it can be said that the second and third issues, namely the effective conditions and also the evaluation of users, have been less considered in research and it seems that these issues were raised for the first time in this research. Are. The results of this exploratory study showed that for our participants, Instagram has provided a new way of seeing and being seen. In their experience, Instagram means making people's video accessible and intensifying communication; which seems to make the Instagram experience something different from the experience of other social networks. Their assessment of the effects and consequences of using this social network was full of dual emotions, experiences mixed with positive and negative emotions about the effects of using Instagram, emotions that ranged from pleasure to dissatisfaction