Risk of Social Media for Teens in an Urban Setting:

Global Pediatric Health

MeganKnowles¹ 

关键词: social media;    adolescents;    risky behavior;    Internet;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2333794X14561656

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Purpose. To describe the self-reported risky behaviors associated with adolescent social media use. Methods. Adolescents ages 13 to 21 years were recruited from a large, urban academic center to complete a written survey regarding social media use. Results are presented as frequencies and percentage; nominal variables were compared using χ2 analysis. Results. Almost all participants (93%) reported belonging to a social media site. The majority of adolescents (72%) access the Internet with a phone. Nearly half (49%) of participants accept friend requests from strangers, 42% send friend requests to strangers, and 55% of participants report meeting people from social media sites in person. Conclusion. Adolescents self-report engaging in a number of risky behaviors when they use social media. Teenagers’ use of social media is an additional behavior that requires attention and monitoring.

【 授权许可】

CC BY