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effectsonyouth
DanielJ.FlanneryPhDDr.SemiJ.andRuthBegunProfessor
Education
MandelSchoolofAppliedSocialSciences
CaseWesternReserveUniversity
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T es of Social Media utilized b outh
Computers
Texting Facebook
Smartphoneswithapps
ipads Te evision
Movies
Videogames
Tweeting
MySpace
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MobileMediaUsagebyUSTeensAge1317
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Use Consum tion of Social Media
(6070%daily)
Teensaverageover3000textspermonth100 ay
Textmessaginghasincreasedmost
dramatically,alongwithmediamultitasking
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Source:www.frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm
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Source:KaiserGenerationM2Kids/YouthMediaSurvey
(January2010)
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ThepercentageofU.S.Internetusers,ages1217,whodothe
followingonline:
89%sendorreademail
84%gotowebsitesaboutmovies,TVshows,musicgroups,orsports
81%playonlinegames
75%sendorreceiveinstantmessages
57%goonlinetogetinformationaboutcollege
43%buyonlinemerchandise
22%lookforinformationaboutahealthtopicthatshardtotalkabout
Source:PewInternet&AmericanLifeProject(July2005)
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TeenSocialNetworkingbythe
Numbers
.
22%ofteenschecktheirsitemorethan10timesaday.
.
37%ofteenshaveusedsitestomakefunofotherstudents.
o teens avecreate apro ew t a a se ent ty.
24%ofteenshavehackedintosomeoneelsessocialnetworkingaccount.
13%ofteenshavepostednudeorseminudepicturesorvideosof
themselvesorothers,online.
Source:CommonSenseMediasPollofSocialNetworking
(August2009)
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Vo ume
Intensity
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HIERARCHICAL REGRESSION ON VIOLENT BEHAVIOR, GRADES 3HIERARCHICAL REGRESSION ON VIOLENT BEHAVIOR, GRADES 3--88
EXPLANATORY
VARIABLE MODEL 1 MODEL 2 MODEL 3 MODEL 4 MODEL 5
DEMOGRAPHICS .1211
MONITORING
.
.0542
WATCHING VIOLENCE .194
RECENT VIOLENCE
EXPOSURE
.436
.242
PAST VIOLENCEEXPOSURE
.449
.013
1=ADJUSTED R2
2=INCREMENT IN R2
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Moreimmediate intenseandfre uent
Directeffects
Desensitization
Violenceandaggressionareacceptable
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Source:www.frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm
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Mediamultitaskingaffectsattention
Rea ityvs. antasy
Rolemodels Timeuse
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Impactofhighexposureon
behaviorandmentalhealth
otheragegroup(8hrs.,40minperday)
,
Lowerattachmenttoschool Shorterattentionspans
Amon outhwhore ortinternetharassment
victimizationandunwantedsexualencounters
sextin 25%re ortextremeu set
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withsignificantlyelevatedoddsofviolent
Exposuretomediaviolencedoesnotaffectall
Gender
.
Physicalvs.socialaggression
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fMRIstudiesshowexposuretoTVviolenceactivates
ra nreg ons a regu a eemo on,arousa an
attention,andepisodicmemory
aggressivescriptsstoredinlongtermmemorythatend
upinfluencingbehavior Aggressivemediaviewing=bluntingofemotional
responseandreducedattentionwithrepeatedviewing
,habituateamygdalaresponsestoviolentstimuli(loweremotionalimpact)
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Isexposuretomediaviolenceapublic
healthproblem?
mediaviolenceexposureleadstoaggressivebehavior
Averageeffectsizesarer=.08
Com ared to r= .90 for smokin and luncancer;geneticsandviolencer=.75;selfcontrolandcriminalbehaviorr=.58;poverty
andcrimer=.25;exposuretochildphysicalchildabuser=.25.
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Openphysical attacksonvictim
Verbal threats emotionalharm
Indirect(Relational)Bullying:(moretypicalofgirls)
Peerrejection
Socialnetworksites,facebook,twitter,email
Blowdownpages fakesitescreatedtospreadrumors
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Over30%ofmiddleandHSstudentsidentifyas
v ct msorperpetrators(somestudiesupto50%)
1522%admitcyberbullying others
About75%ofyouthrecentlywitnessedbullying
About1in3youthreporttheyhavebeena
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CyberbullyingMostrecentsurvey
16%ofstudentsre ortedc berbull in
26%reportedschoolbullyingpast12mos Higherbygirls(18%)thanboys(12%)
Nonheterosexualyouthmorelikelytoreport
cyber(33%
vs.
14%)
and
school
bullying
(42%
vs.
Depressionandattemptedsuicide(15%)highestforvictimsofbothc berandschoolbull in
From: Schneideretal(2012).AmJofPublicHealth.MetroWest AdolescentHealthSurve
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, ,
perpetratorsandbullyvictims
Incidenceofcyberbullying increaseswithagevs. acetoace u y ng
Risk bycomputertimeandsharing
passwords
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occursthroughemail,achatroom,instantmessaging,awebsite(includingblogs)ortextmessaging
Youthcanuseelectronicmediatoembarrass,harass,orthreatentheirpeers
9to35%ofyouthpeoplereportbeingvictimsofthistypeofviolence
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Disclosin someoneelses ersonalinformationina ublic
area(e.g.
website)
in
order
to
cause
embarrassment
Postingrumorsorliesaboutsomeoneinapublicarea(e.g.
scuss on oar
Distributingembarrassingpicturesofsomeonebyposting
themina ublicareaorsendin themviaemail
Assuminganotherpersonselectronicidentitytopostorsend
messagesaboutotherswiththeintenttocauseharm
Sendingmean,embarrassing,orthreateningtextmessages,instantmessages,oremails
Fromwww.cdc.gov
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Most outhre ortlittleornoinvolvementinelectronic
aggression
9to35%ofyouthreporttheyhavebeenavictimofEA
4%admitbehavingaggressivelyelectronicallymonthlyor
moreoftenoratleastonceinpast2months
Rumorspreading
Threateningoraggressivecomments
GirlsperpetrateEAmorethanboys
7to14%youthbothvictimsandperpetratorsofEA
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EAallowsadolescentstohidetheiridentity
identityoftheirvictim Whentheydoknowtheirvictim,abouthalfits
anotherstudentfromschool
Mostcommonlyvia: instantmessaging
textmessaging
victimknoweachother
www.cdc.gov
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Morelikelythannonvictimstoreportusingalcoholandotherdrugs
Receiveschoolsuspensionordetention
Skipschool
Experienceinpersonvictimization
Morelikelytoreportsignificantdistressif:
1)harassmentwasdonebysomeonetheyknow, 2)ifrepeatedbythesameperson,
3)ifharasser18yearsorolder,and
4)iftheharasseraskedforapicture
Inextremes,depression,selfharmandsuicide
. .
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Where does EA ha en?
perpetratedawayfromschoolgrounds
bullying
W atro ecanors ou sc oo sp ay nt e
identification,preventionandinterventionfor
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Com utermonitorin softwarenotsi nificant
Knowtheinternetyourself
phonesyourself
Educate outhaboutuseandvictimization Workdirectlywithschools;knowtheirpolicies
aboutsocialmedia,EA,cyberbullying
Utilizesocialmediaforpreventionandintervention(e.g.ICAC,facebook,textmessages)