Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2024
Journal / Book Title
Social Media and Society
Abstract
Despite young Black women’s high rates of social media use and risks for victimization at the nexus of sexism and racism, the relationship between these variables remains under researched in this segment. We surveyed 354 Black American women aged 18–30 to explore the associations between two aspects of social media use—time spent daily on social media platforms (i.e., Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Tumblr, Twitter, and YouTube) and type of social media engagement (i.e., active social use, active non-social use, and passive use)—with four different types of online victimization (i.e., general online victimization [GOV], online sexual victimization [OSV], online individual racial victimization [OIRV], and online vicarious racial victimization [OVRV]). Results indicate that more time spent daily on Tumblr was significantly associated with more experiences of GOV, OSV, and OIRV. More time spent daily on Instagram was significantly associated with more experiences of OVRV, while more time spent daily on Facebook was significantly associated with fewer experiences of OVRV. Active non-social use was significantly associated with more experiences of GOV and OIRV. Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube use, active social use, and passive use were not significantly associated with any categories of online victimization. We provide implications for researchers as well as mental and behavioral health practitioners seeking to enhance Black women’s safety and well-being on social media platforms.
DOI
10.1177/20563051241277607
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Onuoha, Alexandria C.; Matsuzaka, Sara; Stanton, Alexis G.; Volpe, Vanessa V.; and Avery, Lanice R., "Young Black American Women’s Social Media Use and Online Victimization" (2024). Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 202.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/social-work-and-child-advocacy-facpubs/202
Rights
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