Social Media, Social Life: - VJR Consulting - Vicky Rideout

Table of Tables
Face-to-Face Communication
Table 1: Favorite Way to Communicate with Friends.................................................................................................................. 15
Table 2: Why Face-to-Face Communication Is Preferred........................................................................................................... 15
Social and Digital Communication
Table 3: Use of Social and Digital Communications................................................................................................................... 16
Table 4: Daily Use of Social and Digital Communications Media................................................................................................ 16
Text Messaging
Table 5: Why Texting Is Some Teens’ Favorite Way to Communicate with Friends..................................................................... 17
Social Networking
Table 6: Main Social Networking Sites....................................................................................................................................... 18
Table 7: Frequency of Social Network Use................................................................................................................................. 18
Table 8: Teens’ Understanding of Privacy Policies..................................................................................................................... 18
Twitter
Table 9: Frequency of Twitter Use.............................................................................................................................................. 19
Table 10: Number of People Followed on Twitter....................................................................................................................... 19
Table 11: Twitter Use by Race and Gender................................................................................................................................ 19
Mobile Communication
Table 12: Mobile Device Ownership........................................................................................................................................... 20
Table 13: Mobile Social Networking........................................................................................................................................... 20
Social Networking and Social-Emotional Well-Being
Table 14: Perceived Effect of Social Networking on Social and Emotional Well-Being................................................................ 21
Table 15: Social and Emotional Well-Being................................................................................................................................ 21
Table 16: Relationship of Social Networking to Social and Emotional Well-Being Scale............................................................. 21
Social Media and Relationships
Table 17: Impact of Social Networking on Relationships............................................................................................................ 22
Table 18: Social Networking and Friendships............................................................................................................................ 22
Table 19: Social Networking and Face-to-Face Time................................................................................................................. 22
Online Photos
Table 20: Posting Photos Online................................................................................................................................................ 23
Hate Speech Online
Table 21: Hate Speech in Social Media...................................................................................................................................... 24
Table 22: Race, Gender, and Hate Speech in Social Media....................................................................................................... 24
“Addiction” and the Desire to Unplug
Table 23: Cell Phone and Social Networking “Addiction”........................................................................................................... 25
Table 24: Frustration with Gadgets and the Desire to Unplug..................................................................................................... 25
Table 25: Hate Speech and the Desire to Unplug...................................................................................................................... 25
Social Networking and Depression
Table 26: Happy vs. Less Happy Teens and Social Networking................................................................................................. 26