TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescents' comments in social media
T2 - Why do adolescents receive negative feedback and who is most at risk?
AU - Koutamanis, Maria
AU - Vossen, Helen G M
AU - Valkenburg, Patti M.
PY - 2015/8/11
Y1 - 2015/8/11
N2 - Abstract Receiving negative peer feedback in social media may have negative consequences for adolescents' psychosocial development and well-being. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to investigate online behavior (i.e., online social exploration, risky online self-presentation) that predicts receiving negative online peer feedback. The second aim was to examine three types of precursors that may predict this online behavior and, indirectly, negative feedback: (a) developmental (i.e., sex, age), (b) dispositional (i.e., sensation seeking, inhibitory control), and (c) social precursors (i.e., peer problems, family conflict). We collected survey data among 785 Dutch adolescents (10-15 years old). Our results showed that adolescents who engaged in online social exploration and risky online self-presentation more often, were more likely to receive negative peer feedback. Online social exploration was more prevalent among the older adolescents and adolescents characterized by higher sensation seeking and more family conflict. In addition, risky online self-presentation was more prevalent among adolescents high in sensation seeking. Consequently, these adolescents' online behavior, indirectly, made them more at risk of receiving negative peer feedback in social media.
AB - Abstract Receiving negative peer feedback in social media may have negative consequences for adolescents' psychosocial development and well-being. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to investigate online behavior (i.e., online social exploration, risky online self-presentation) that predicts receiving negative online peer feedback. The second aim was to examine three types of precursors that may predict this online behavior and, indirectly, negative feedback: (a) developmental (i.e., sex, age), (b) dispositional (i.e., sensation seeking, inhibitory control), and (c) social precursors (i.e., peer problems, family conflict). We collected survey data among 785 Dutch adolescents (10-15 years old). Our results showed that adolescents who engaged in online social exploration and risky online self-presentation more often, were more likely to receive negative peer feedback. Online social exploration was more prevalent among the older adolescents and adolescents characterized by higher sensation seeking and more family conflict. In addition, risky online self-presentation was more prevalent among adolescents high in sensation seeking. Consequently, these adolescents' online behavior, indirectly, made them more at risk of receiving negative peer feedback in social media.
KW - Individual differences
KW - Negative peer feedback
KW - Online social exploration
KW - Risky online self-presentation
KW - Social media
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84938892514&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.016
DO - 10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.016
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84938892514
SN - 0747-5632
VL - 53
SP - 486
EP - 494
JO - Computers in Human Behavior
JF - Computers in Human Behavior
M1 - 3577
ER -