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September 27, 2022
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Age and gender differences in use and consumption of social media among adolescents

Publicated to:Adcomunica: Revista Científica De Estrategias, Tendencias E Innovación En Comunicación. (22): 211-234 - 2021-07-01 (22), DOI: 10.6035/2174-0992.2021.22.12

Authors: García-Jiménez, A; Catalina-García, B; Tur-Viñes, V

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Univ Alicante, Alicante, Spain - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

This article addresses the behaviour and activities of adolescents on social networks as part of their media use. Previous literature on the subject points to the prevalence of studies focused on digital risk and vulnerability (consequences) to the detriment of activity and use (type of consumption) of this age group. This study contributes to the existing literature, addressing the final objective that adolescents have in consuming each of the social networks. The activities analysed are related to self-presentation, social relations, the entertainment, the search for different types of content, and the contact with the news. Through the use of a survey conducted with a representative sample (N=515) of adolescents between 12 and 16 years of age, the aim of this study is to determine the influence exerted on social network use according to the type of use and the variables of age and gender. For most of the activities under consideration, the use of Instagram increases progressively until the age of 16, when its use declines. YouTube shows the opposite trend. In terms of gender, differences in self-presentation activities and in following updates from family and friends are observed. In general, the relevance of image and personal interests has been detected.

Keywords

ConsumptionFacebookInstagramSitesSocial mediaSocial networksTeenagersYoutube

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Adcomunica: Revista Científica De Estrategias, Tendencias E Innovación En Comunicación due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Dialnet (Dialnet Métricas). In the year of publication of the work, 2021, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil).

Notably, the journal is positioned classified as B in other national agencies such as CIRC.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 5.96, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 13.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 23 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.
  • The number of mentions on Wikipedia: 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (García Jiménez, Antonio) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been García Jiménez, Antonio.