Youth, social networks and identity

A cross-border study from the Basque Country

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ID12928308
AuthorsEneko Bidegain (0000-0002-5860-0792, Mondragon Unibertsitatea, corresponding author), Amaia Arroyo Sagasta (0000-0002-3493-0375, Mondragon Unibertsitatea), Koldo Diaz (University of the Basque Country), Aitor Zuberogoitia (0000-0001-6131-8248, Mondragon Unibertsitatea), Edgar Anton (0000-0003-1971-978X, Mondragon Unibertsitatea), Ixiar Rozas (0000-0001-6298-3573, Mondragon Unibertsitatea)
Year2023
Volume15
Issue1
Pages101-122
Publication date2023-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCatalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1757-1898 • E-ISSN: 1757-1901
PublisherIntellect (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/cjcs_00080_1
OpenAlexW4380355771
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

This article analyses the main concerns and attitudes Basque adolescents have with regard to youth identity and social media usage. For that purpose, three techniques were combined to collect data in seventeen schools in the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa and Labourd: a survey of 1133 students, of whom 242 also completed a diary and 482 took part in discussion groups. The participants mentioned several reasons to post content, including a tendency to want to present a positive image of themselves. It can be concluded that the attitudes of Basque adolescents resemble those found in recent studies from western countries, indicating the same predisposition to externally oriented identities

Art · Identity (music · Political science · Social group · Social identity theory · Social media · Sociology · Child Development and Digital Technology · Gender Studies · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Law · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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