Research: Specific content material, losing time prime mother and father' social media considerations

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• A brand new Pew Analysis Heart survey discovered that 46 p.c of oldsters are severely fearful about their teenage youngsters being uncovered to specific content material on social media.  

• Hispanic mother and father had been probably the most involved about their youngsters being uncovered to inappropriate content material on-line.  

•  Lower than 30 p.c of oldsters admitted to having critical considerations in regards to the affect of social media use on their youngster’s psychological well being.

With regards to social media, mother and father are largely involved with youngsters being uncovered to inappropriate content material or losing an excessive amount of time, in response to a brand new survey.  

A Pew Analysis Heart survey of 1,316 mother and father printed Friday discovered that 46 p.c are “extraordinarily” or “very” fearful about youngsters between the ages of 13 and 17 being uncovered to specific content material on social media apps like TikTok, Instagram or Fb.  

One other 25 p.c of oldsters stated they’re “considerably” fearful about their teenagers being uncovered to specific content material whereas utilizing a social media app.  

An virtually equal variety of mother and father reported considerations about simply how a lot time their teenager spends on social media.  

About 42 p.c of oldsters stated they’re “extraordinarily or very fearful” about their teenage youngster “losing an excessive amount of time” on social media, whereas 38 p.c admitted to having the identical degree of concern about social media distracting their youngster from finishing homework.   

And whereas analysis reveals a hyperlink between social media use and psychological well being points, solely a small portion of survey respondents expressed critical worries about their teenager creating anxiousness or melancholy from utilizing platforms like TikTok or Snapchat.  

Simply over 1 / 4 (28 p.c) of oldsters surveyed stated they had been “extraordinarily” or “very” involved about their teenager creating anxiousness or melancholy from social media use.  

In the meantime, 47 p.c of oldsters admitted to being “somewhat” or not fearful in any respect in regards to the affect of social media on their teen’s psychological well being.  

Pew researchers additionally discovered that mum or dad considerations over their teenager’s social media use diverse by race and ethnicity, with Hispanic mother and father probably the most involved about their youngsters being uncovered to specific content material. 

Over half of oldsters of Hispanic mother and father who responded to the survey reported being severely involved about their teenager being uncovered to specific content material on social media.  

In the meantime, 45 p.c of white mother and father and 42 p.c of Black mother and father admitted to having the identical degree of fear.