University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
J Urban Health. 2019 Feb;96(1):74-82. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-0314-y.
The digital neighborhood is the amalgamation of the spaces online where youth connect with others. Just as Black and Hispanic youth live in neighborhoods that influence their health, they are also influenced by online digital neighborhoods. Youth are exposed to social media content featuring substance use, sexual risk, and violence, yet little is known about the extent to which youth engage with such content. Using a modified venue sampling strategy, we administered CASI surveys to 145 Black and Hispanic youth aged 13-24 living in low-income urban neighborhoods. Across social media platforms, respondents reported high levels of exposure to sexual, alcohol, drug, and violence-related content (65-84%). Users reported lower levels of engagement with risk-related content (on an engagement continuum), ranging from passive exposure to dissemination. While negative risks may be amplified in the digital neighborhood, youth appear to strategically limit their engagement with that content. However, because risk behavior messaging is common in these digital neighborhoods, these spaces provide opportunities for health promotion interventions.
数字社区是年轻人与他人在线联系的空间的融合。就像黑人和西班牙裔青年生活在影响他们健康的社区一样,他们也受到在线数字社区的影响。年轻人接触到社交媒体上的物质使用、性风险和暴力内容,但对于年轻人接触此类内容的程度知之甚少。本研究使用修改后的场地抽样策略,对居住在低收入城市社区的 145 名年龄在 13 至 24 岁的黑人和西班牙裔青年进行了 CASI 调查。在社交媒体平台上,受访者报告称他们接触到了大量与性、酒精、毒品和暴力相关的内容(65-84%)。用户报告称,他们与风险相关内容的互动程度较低(在一个互动连续体上),从被动接触到传播。虽然负面风险可能在数字社区中被放大,但年轻人似乎在策略上限制了他们对这些内容的参与。然而,由于这些数字社区中常见的风险行为信息,这些空间为健康促进干预提供了机会。