Percepción de los adolescentes sobre el consumo de redes sociales

Abstract

Adolescents participate in social networks on a regular basis as a new space for leisure and entertainment among this group, with little awareness of responsible use. The purpose of this study was to analyse the consumption of digital media and social networks in young people, as well as to assess their influence on the family and socio-educational environment. The research, of a cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational nature, was carried out with the participation of 104 students of Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) from an educational centre in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, by means of the completion of a Likert scale questionnaire. From the results obtained, it is evident that there are significant differences in the use of social networks, according to gender and that there is a evidence of a relationship between their perception of digital competence and participation in social networks; on the other hand, adolescents do not perceive risky behaviour, as well as the possibility of having conflicts in their socio-family environment due to their participation in social networks.