Social media as a field of a modern teenager’s

socialization
Sobkin, V. S. 1 ; Fedotova, A. V. 1  
  1 Center for Sociology of Education, Institute of Education Management, Russian Academy of
Education, Moscow, Russia sobkin@mail.ru ; alexandrafedotova@rambler.ru

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RÉSUMÉ (ENGLISH)
The paper explores teenagers’ attitude towards social media: their opinion about functions, specifics, and content
of the interaction. The analysis is based on the data of a questionnaire survey carried out by the staff of the Centre
of Sociology of Education (Institute of Education Management of the Russian Academy of Education). The survey
involved 2074 students of 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th grades of schools of the Moscow Oblast. The data obtained in the
research reveal specific gender and age differences. In using social media male students aim at expanding their
social contacts, whereas female students are more interested in its informational and educational functions. The
interest in the topic of personal relationships increases with age. The data showed that use of social media
depends on student’s social status: those with high status among classmates value interaction in social media for
its “freedom”, while those who have low status in real life emphasize the possibility to have a different
self—representation in social media. According to the survey motives and activity in social media of those
adolescents who consider their profiles as ‘provocative’ or ‘explicit’ significantly differ from those who want to
keep their real-life personality (p0,05 for all comparisons). The results allow us to conclude that to a modern
adolescent social media is a social testing ground where they solve their age-related and social conflicts.
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DÉTAILS

Sujet: Adolescent Development (principal); Psychosocial Development (principal);

Socialization (principal); Online Social Networks (principal); Social Media (principal);
Adolescent Attitudes; Social Status; Self-Presentation

Classification: 2840: Psychosocial &Personality Development; 2750: Mass Media Communications

Âge: Adolescence (13-17 yrs); Adulthood (18 yrs &older); Young Adulthood (18-29 yrs)

Population: Human

Lieu: Russia

Identificateur (mot clé): social media; adolescence; motives for using social media; social status; gender
specifics; intensive use of social media; online self-presentation

Méthodologie: Empirical Study, Quantitative Study

Titre: Social media as a field of a modern teenager’s socialization

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Auteur: Sob kin, V. S.1; Fedotova, A. V.1    1 Center for Sociology of Education, Institute of
Education Management, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
sobkin@mail.ru; alexandrafedotova@rambler.ru

Adresse de courriel de sobkin@mail.ru; alexandrafedotova@rambler.ru

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Contacter la personne: Sobkin, V. S., sobkin@mail.ru

Publication: Konsul'tativnaia psikhologiia i psikhoterapiia

Volume: 27

Numéro: 3

Pages: 119-137

Date de publication: 2019

Format pris en charge: Electronic

Autre publication: Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy

Éditeur: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (Russia)

Pays de publication: Russia

ISSN: 2075-3470

eISSN: 2311-9446

Revu par les pairs: Oui

Langue: Russe

Type de document: Journal, Peer Reviewed Journal, Journal Article

Nombre de références: 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2019270308

Date de publication: 30 mars 2020 (PsycINFO)

Numéro d'inventaire: 2020-00462-007

ID de document ProQuest: 2384226280

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