Study: 69% Of Social Media Teens Say Peers Are Mostly Kind To One Another

According to a study done by the Pew Research Center, 69% of social media-using teens think their peers are mostly kind to one another.

According to a study done by the Pew Research Center, 69% of social media-using teens think their peers are mostly kind to one another.

Of the remaining social media-using teens, 20% said their peers are mostly unkind, while the final 11% claimed that “it depends.”

The study, which was administered from April 19 through July 14 of 2011, reached 799 teens and a parent or guardian, and was conducted in English and Spanish.

Other interesting statistics included in the study:

  • 88% of social media-using teens have witnessed other people be mean or cruel on social network sites.
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