Marcos Verónica, Fariña Francisca, Isorna Manuel, López-Roel Santiago, Rolán Katia
Forensic Psychology Unit, Developmental and Educational Psychology Department, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Faculty of Psychology, International University of Valencia, 46002 Valencia, Spain.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Jun 13;15(6):810. doi: 10.3390/bs15060810.
Adolescence is a critical stage for the development of behaviours related to problematic Internet and social media use, as well as for the experience of cybervictimisation. The literature highlights the need to examine these types of adolescent behaviours.
A field study was designed to analyse the prevalence of problematic Internet and social media use, as well as cybervictimisation, sexting, and grooming. In total, 666 Spanish adolescents participated, 55.4% females and 44.6% males, with an age range between 14 and 18 years ( = 15.27, = 1.01).
The results showed that 15.8% of the participants were diagnosed as at risk for Internet and social media addiction; 27.2% of the participants were diagnosed as cyberbullying victims; 14.7% of the sample engaged in sexting behaviours, and 34.7% engaged in grooming behaviours. Additionally, significant gender differences were found in cybervictimisation behaviours, with females scoring higher.
The findings are discussed in relation to the need to develop preventive and educational strategies that promote the safe and responsible use of the digital context.
青春期是与网络和社交媒体使用问题相关行为发展以及遭受网络欺凌经历的关键阶段。文献强调了研究这类青少年行为的必要性。
设计了一项实地研究,以分析网络和社交媒体使用问题、网络欺凌、发送色情短信及诱导未成年人的流行情况。共有666名西班牙青少年参与,其中55.4%为女性,44.6%为男性,年龄在14至18岁之间(平均年龄 = 15.27,标准差 = 1.0)。
结果显示,15.8%的参与者被诊断为有网络和社交媒体成瘾风险;27.2%的参与者被诊断为网络欺凌受害者;14.7%的样本有发送色情短信行为,34.7%有诱导未成年人行为。此外,在网络欺凌行为方面发现了显著的性别差异——女性得分更高。
结合制定促进安全和负责任地使用数字环境的预防和教育策略的必要性,对研究结果进行了讨论。