Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, USA.
University of Miami, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
J Health Commun. 2021 Feb 1;26(2):121-126. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2021.1890283. Epub 2021 Mar 19.
It is well documented that social interactions have a crucial impact on all aspects of personal development for adolescents, however few studies have documented how social interactions affect a young person's sense of sexual agency. The aim of the current qualitative study was to examine young people's perceptions of their own sexual agency in relation to their social media attitudes and behaviors. Participants (n = 31) were recruited from a nonprofit organization and asked to complete a one-hour in-depth interview and a demographic survey. Using an inductive method, involving constant comparison, we identified four overarching themes: (a) Participants utilize different social media platforms for distinct purposes and are cognizant of each audience; (b) Based on past experiences, participants have negotiated and created their own rules of engagement for online behavior; (c) Participants have different expectations about how others should act online versus how they act in relation to flirty or sexual messages; (d) Participants were concerned about the authenticity of online identities and are aware of vulnerability in online interactions. Our results highlight the need for sexual health researchers to observe social network etiquette closely through the lens of autonomy and agency.
有大量文献证明，社交互动对青少年的个人发展的各个方面都有着至关重要的影响，然而，很少有研究记录社交互动如何影响年轻人的性自主意识。本定性研究的目的是探讨年轻人对自身性自主意识的看法，以及他们对社交媒体的态度和行为。研究对象（n=31）是从一个非营利组织招募的，并被要求完成一个小时的深入访谈和一份人口统计调查。我们采用了一种归纳法，包括不断比较，确定了四个主要主题：（a）参与者使用不同的社交媒体平台有不同的目的，并意识到每个受众；（b）基于过去的经验，参与者已经为在线行为制定并制定了自己的参与规则；（c）参与者对他人在线行为和对挑逗或性信息的反应有不同的期望；（d）参与者关注在线身份的真实性，并意识到在线互动中的脆弱性。我们的研究结果强调，性健康研究人员需要通过自主性和能动性的视角密切观察社交网络礼仪。
