Unscheduled and unscripted: Uses, gratifications, and perceived affordances of the BeReal photo-sharing app
Published online on November 24, 2025
Abstract
New Media & Society, Ahead of Print.
This study examined people’s motives, perceived affordances, and gratifications of using BeReal, a photo-sharing mobile social media app. Through an online survey of 146 English-speaking BeReal users, the study applied the affordance framework and uses ...
This study examined people’s motives, perceived affordances, and gratifications of using BeReal, a photo-sharing mobile social media app. Through an online survey of 146 English-speaking BeReal users, the study applied the affordance framework and uses ...