Abstract
Pattern of social media use among youth: implication for social media literacy
Highlights
Recent years has seen a tremendous increase in exposure to social media such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter among adolescents
It revealed the age of initiation in the age group of 12 to 18 years
The use of social media was more among the females. 40% reported that they displayed their identity on social media
Summary
Recent years has seen a tremendous increase in exposure to social media such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter among adolescents. YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat are the most popular online platforms among teens, and the Indian teenagers are getting more and more attached to it [2]. Roughly half (51%) of U.S teens ages 13 to 17 use Facebook, notably lower than use of YouTube, Instagram or Snapchat. Social media use has increased tremendously over the years and its use has made the communication very easy with others. Social media used for sharing various perspective of life, which includes sharing their experiences/ facts/ videos and other information. Social media exploration sheet: The questions were evolved through focus group discussion of mental health professionals( 10;Having experience of 5 years or more in the area of mental health) and users( 10;using social media for the last one year) to assess the effect of social media on addictive behaviors through focused group discussion (of mental health expert working in the addiction, social media users in the age group of 18-25 years) to cover presentation of addictive behaviors on social media; online peer reaction/peer pressure; users expectancy; initiation, modality of initiation etc
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