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TO BE ON FACEBOOK OR NOT TO BE: SLOVAK YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

Pavel Izrael ; Department of Journalism, Faculty of Arts and Letters, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok Slovakia

Abstract

This paper offers findings based on analysis of data drawn from a 2015 survey of 286 children and adolescents in Slovakia. This study investigates what the patterns of use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) are among Slovak children and adolescents. The results demonstrate that SNSs are popular among young people, and that even children younger than 13 have SNS profiles, and mainly access the Internet at home. They tend to spend more time using SNSs at weekends than on school days. The majority of parents do not apply restrictions in relation to Internet and SNSs use. The study aims to determine what factors predict the use of SNSs. Factors such as sex, age, time spent on the Internet, viewing SNSs as a freer place, and experience with cyberbullying were taken into consideration.

Keywords

social networks; Internet; cybermobbing; communication; risks

Hrčak ID:

183669

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/183669

Publication date:

28.6.2017.

Article data in other languages: german

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