title: Risk of Social Media for Teens in an Urban Setting.
abstract: Purpose. To describe the self-reported risky behaviors associated with adolescent social media use. Methods. Adolescents ages 13 to 21 years were recruited from a large, urban academic center to complete a written survey regarding social media use. Results are presented as frequencies and percentage; nominal variables were compared using χ(2) analysis. Results. Almost all participants (93%) reported belonging to a social media site. The majority of adolescents (72%) access the Internet with a phone. Nearly half (49%) of participants accept friend requests from strangers, 42% send friend requests to strangers, and 55% of participants report meeting people from social media sites in person. Conclusion. Adolescents self-report engaging in a number of risky behaviors when they use social media. Teenagers' use of social media is an additional behavior that requires attention and monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.affiliation: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Sara Hirschfeld
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: MaryAnn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Riordan
authors.affiliation: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Rina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lazebnik
keywords: Internet; adolescents; risky behavior; social media