Teens, Social Network Sites & Mobile Phones: What the research is telling us - COSN

by Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project on Dec 06, 2011

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Teens, Social Network Sites & Mobile Phones: What the research is telling us - COSN — Presentation Transcript

Teens, Social Network Sites & Mobile Phones: What the research is telling us Mary Madden | Pew Research Center COSN | Frameworks Meeting December 5, 2011

Pew + Internet =

Part of the Pew Research Center, a non-partisan “fact tank” in DC

Studies how people use digital technologies

Does not promote specific technologies or make policy recommendations

Research is primarily based on nationally representative telephone surveys of adults

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12/06/11 How younger and older teens use social media

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12/06/11 How often do you witness online cruelty & meanness?

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12/06/11 In the past 12 months, when you have been on a social networking site, has anyone been mean or cruel to you?

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Who is most likely to be bullied?

In-person

Younger teens (12-13) are more likely than older teens to say they have experienced in-person bullying over the last year:

17% vs. 10%

Online, texting or phone call

Girls are more likely than boys to experience bullying in every mediated context:

Online - 12% vs. 4%

Text - 13% vs. 5%

Phone call - 11% vs. 4%

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Latest data on “sexting”

2009

4% of teens 12 to 17 have sent

15% of 12-17 year olds with cell phones have received

No gender or age differences in sending

Older teens more likely to receive

2011

2% of teens 12-17 have sent

18% of 12-17 year olds with cell phones have received

No gender or age differences in sending

Older teens more likely to receive (21% of 16-17 vs. 6% of 12-13)

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80% of parents who use social media and who also have a child who uses SM have friended their child.

77% of parents of online teens have checked to see what websites their child visited , up from 65% of parents who did this in 2006.

66% of parents have checked to see what information was available online about their child .

54% of parents of online teens report using parental controls or other means of blocking, filtering, or monitoring their child’s online activities.

34% of parents say they have used parental controls to restrict their child’s use of a cell phone .

12/06/11 Parental Concern Very concerned Somewhat concerned Total citing concerns about negative impact Not too concerned Not at all concerned Total saying they have little/no concern Your child’s exposure to inappropriate content through the internet or cell phones 47% 34% 81% 9% 9% 19% How teens in general treat each other online or on their cell phones 45% 35% 80% 10% 9% 19% Your child’s internet or cell phone use taking time away from face-to-face interactions with friends or family 31% 33% 63% 20% 16% 36%

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FOMO

(Fear of Missing Out)

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FODO

(Fear of Dragging On)

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Looking ahead…

Teen internet use will become increasingly mobile — smartphone adoption growing at a fast clip

Tablets and e-readers will bring more widespread access to social media

Need to understand how personal devices are already being used during school hours

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Thank you! Mary Madden Phone: 202-419-4515 Email: mmadden@pewinternet.org Twitter: @mary_madden Website: www.pewinternet.org

Teens, Social Network Sites & Mobile Phones: What the research is telling us - COSN

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