Young people and social networks are often written about the binomial, using data from various studies that provide light on how they handle these communication platforms for children and adolescents, however, they are rarely asked, so In Nobbot we have consulted three teenagers to give us a more personal and direct vision on this issue, in order to try to better understand a phenomenon that, while opening new opportunities for information and knowledge, also entails certain Dangers: According to the consultancy Comunica + por-, 40% of adolescents in this country are connected 24 hours a day , while 5 out of 10 connect until they go to sleep , and only 30% do it less than 3 hours a day. Social networks have thus become an essential element in the modus vivendi of young Spaniards.
Related Luis Alfonso Aguirre, e 15-year-old student at the Retamar College in Madrid believes that "in the society we have to live social networks are not only inevitable, they are essential." "My parents and grandparents could, if they wanted, live without social networks.However, for someone 15 years old like me, the non-use of these platforms can condemn social exclusion in the short term ".
pressure to share the best face in social networks
He agrees in this opinion Paula Martinez, 17 years old and high school student at the IES Lisbon Park in Alcorcon , who mostly uses WhatsApp and Instagram Stories groups to share his day with his group on a personal and student day."I worry that some of my friends do not have enough care when sharing their more personal lives," he says."Also-it seems that there is some pressure to share images in which everyone we offer the best of our faces hiding problems for whose solution it is necessary to resort to personal contact with friends, but also with family or teachers ".
Share this idea Diego Martinez, 19, a second year student of Computer Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid who, fundamentally, uses Telegram-"is the safest messaging platform"-as a way to be in contact with his classmates and share with them useful data about university life and his career.In the most personal sphere, Diego opts for WhatsApp-to contact with other groups-, Twitter-for information and have fun with memes-y, lastly, Instagram.
"Thanks to these platforms I can continue my university work when I get home and collaborate with my colleagues to do common work , give continuity to my social life through the smartphone and also share with my parents my day when I'm not at home."
change of age, change of social network
And, as Luis Alfonso explains, "all young people move from one network to another as the years go by and our technology and sources of knowledge allow us to do so.Usually , it is friends with older brothers who introduce the use of new networks among new generations."
This young man offers us a table in which he explains this step from one platform to another according to age, according to his own personal experience.
On the use that networks make their friends, this young man explains that "I see that it differs quite a lot from each other.Approximately 25% of them make a moderate and passive use, 50% make a relatively active use (between 30 and 60 minutes a day) and the remaining 25% make a very intensive and active use.It is the latter group that must be controlled, since it usually entails a strong addiction, with negative consequences both in the performance academic and as in the personality of the young man ".
obsession with like
This excessive interest in network popularity also worries Paula."Sometimes there is a certain obsession to get likes because it has almost become a way to achieve integration into the group. That leads to, sometimes, we do not enjoy the moments we live and are not photoable and always look for attractive situations and scenarios that we can share on social networks with certain possibilities of getting a I like , "he explains.
Diego believes that, like everything else in life, "time has allowed us to use social networks better, rationalizing their use and placing them in the right place in our lives." In this sense, he considers that these platforms they are another element of the daily life of young people who, like the rest of the elements, require a period of learning in which parents and teachers must be present.
Create essential that "adults accompany young people in this process when they are introduced to the use of social networks". "In the same way that parents and educators take their children's hands to teach them how to cross the road, they must be willing to be by your side when they cross from the offline world to the digital world."
a new narrative in the family
That is why important initiatives such as FamilyON, an initiative born a few months ago by Orange, are part of its awareness strategy on the safe and responsible use of ICTs. Its objective is Help fathers and mothers create shared moments using screens and, incidentally, understanding how that technology works and making it part of the conversation between parents and children.
Of course, rejecting, demonizing or even prohibiting the use of social networks among young people cannot be the solution to avoid the risks of misuse, concludes Luis Alfonso.
They seem more convenient information and awareness campaigns like the one promoted by Orange through the web For a love use of technology that shows how to deal with problems associated with the use of social networks , such as sharenting, sexting, exposure to pornography at an early age, or grooming.
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