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Can Social Media Participation Enhance LGBTQ+ Youth Well-Being? Development of the Social Media Benefits Scale

机译:社交媒体参与可以加强LGBTQ +青年幸福吗? 发展社会媒体福利规模

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Social media sites offer critical opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and other sexual and/or gender minority (LGBTQ+) youth to enhance well-being through exploring their identities, accessing resources, and connecting with peers. Yet extant measures of youth social media use disproportionately focus on the detrimental impacts of online participation, such as overuse and cyberbullying. This study developed a Social Media Benefits Scale (SMBS) through an online survey with a diverse sample (n=6,178) of LGBTQ+ youth aged 14–29. Over three-quarters of the sample endorsed non-monosexual and/or and gender fluid identities (e.g., gender non-conforming, non-binary, pansexual, bisexual). Participants specified their five most used social media sites and then indicated whether they derived any of 17 beneficial items (e.g., feeling connected, gaining information) with the potential to enhance well-being from each site. An exploratory factor analysis determined the scale’s factor structure. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Sheffe post hoc tests examined age group differences. A four-factor solution emerged that measures participants’ use of social media for: (1) emotional support and development, (2) general educational purposes, (3) entertainment, and (4) acquiring LGBTQ+-specific information. Bartlett’s test of sphericity was significant (χ2=40,828, p.0005) and the scale had an alpha of .889. There were age group differences for all four factors (F=3.79–75.88, p.05). Younger adolescents were generally more likely to use social media for beneficial factors than older youth. This article discusses the scale’s development, exploratory properties, and implications for research and professional practice.
机译:社交媒体网站为女同性恋,同性恋,双性恋,跨,酷儿和其他性和/或性别少数群体(LGBTQ +)青年提供了关键机会,以通过探索其身份,访问资源和与同龄人联系来增强福祉。然而,青年社交媒体的现行措施使用不成比例地关注在线参与的不利影响,例如过度使用和网络欺凌。本研究通过在14-29岁的LGBTQ +青少年的不同样本(N = 6,178),通过在线调查开发了社交媒体福利(SMB)。超过四分之三的样品认可的非单糖和/或性能流体相同(例如,性别不符合,非二元,胰腺,双性恋)。参与者指定了五个最使用的社交媒体网站,然后表明他们是否派生了17个有益物品(例如,感觉连接,获取信息),其潜力从每个网站上增强福祉。探索因子分析确定了规模的因子结构。差异分析(ANOVA)和Sheffe后Hoc测试检测年龄组差异。出现了一个四因素解决方案,措施衡量参与者使用社交媒体:(1)情绪支持和发展,(2)一般教育目的,(3)娱乐,和(4)收购LGBTQ +特定信息。 Bartlett对球体的测试显着(χ2= 40,828,p& .0005),并且尺度有一个alpha .889。所有四个因素都有年龄组差异(f = 3.79-75.88,p <.05)。年轻的青少年通常更有可能利用社交媒体的有益因素,而不是老年青年。本文讨论了规模的开发,探索性,以及对研究和专业实践的影响。

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