Table 3 Problematic situations that adolescents may encounter when they use social media; ranked in order of importance by an expert panel.
Problematic situations | Sum | Mean | Agreement % = 8 | Agreement % ≥ 4 | Agreement % ≥ 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exposure to direct cyberbullying (vicious behavior, anonymous bullying, public humiliation, name-calling) | 102 | 6.00 | 29 | 77 | 100 |
Exposure to indirect cyberbullying (becoming excluded from digital communities, online gossip) | 74 | 4.35 | 12 | 59 | 82 |
Exposure to sexual harassment and molestation | 69 | 4.06 | 29 | 53 | 82 |
Exposure to pressures regarding appearance; an appearance-oriented world view | 44 | 2.59 | 6 | 35 | 59 |
Exposure to negative behavior/provocative material shared by others (e.g., images or video footage of violence, at-risk situations, intoxicants, or gambling) | 44 | 2.59 | 0 | 41 | 65 |
Exposure to racism | 36 | 2.12 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
Lack of knowledge and skills to critically address social media content | 36 | 2.12 | 12 | 29 | 53 |
Reduced quality/quantity of sleep through the use of social media | 33 | 1.94 | 0 | 35 | 47 |
Addiction to social media use (i.e., compulsive and uncontrolled use) | 32 | 1.88 | 6 | 35 | 41 |
The child or adolescent behaves offensively on social media and does not understand the emotional content of messages (low emotional skills) | 32 | 1.88 | 0 | 24 | 47 |
Incapacity to manage time spent on social media | 25 | 1.47 | 0 | 18 | 47 |
The need to be constantly available in order not to be excluded (fear of missing out) | 22 | 1.29 | 6 | 12 | 35 |
Sharing of one’s own personal, private, and sensitive information or files | 21 | 1.24 | 0 | 12 | 35 |
Exposure to online scams | 16 | 0.94 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
Excessive time spent on social media and increased screen time | 14 | 0.82 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
Sharing without permission the private and sensitive information or files of other people | 12 | 0.71 | 0 | 12 | 30 |
