Digital Forms of Commensality in the 21st Century: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: The social act of eating together has been influenced and mediated by technologies in recent decades. This phenomenon has been investigated in different academic fields, but the topic is still in an incipient dimension, and there is a lack of consensus regarding terminology and definitions. The study aimed to characterize the main scientific findings regarding digital forms of commensality in the 21st century and to identify possible relationships between these practices and public health. A scoping review was conducted to identify papers published in different languages between 2001 and 2021. A total of 104 publications that combined commensality and technology in all contexts were included. Most studies were qualitative; from the Design and Technology field; used social media and video p

SUBMITTER: Pereira-Castro MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9779162 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature