Privacidad en redes sociales: análisis de los riesgos de auto-representación digital de adolescentes españoles

María José Hernandez-Serrano; Paula Renés-Arellano; Rosalynn Campos Ortuño; Belén González-Larrea

doi:10.4185/RLCS-2021-1528

Authors

María José Hernandez-Serrano Universidad de Salamanca https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3818-993X
Paula Renés-Arellano Universidad de Cantabria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0932-7694
Rosalynn Campos Ortuño Universidad de Salamanca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1456-753X
Belén González-Larrea Universidad de Salamanca https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2983-081X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2021-1528

Keywords:

digital competence; adolescents; digital self-representation; social networks; internet risks; responsible use of social networks; digital skills.

Abstract

Introduction: Digital competencies are a reference for the training of adolescents in the face of new digitalization processes, especially the use of social networks where they consume and produce personal information through different digital self-representation practices. These practices and the risks they pose to the privacy of minors are described in this paper based on a review of recent studies on the subject and data from a sample of Spanish adolescents (n=2066) aged between 12 and 18 years. Methodology: The methodology was quantitative, using a Likert-type scale questionnaire that complies with expert validation criteria and reliability, answered anonymously by the minors. Results: Among the results, similar practices stand out in three of the social networks most used by adolescents (WhatsApp, Instagram and Spotify), associated with the use of photos, name and real location, as well as the non-filtering of contacts, with minors being aware that sharing personal information poses risks to their privacy and having received training in this regard. Discussion and Conclusion: Finally, it is concluded that training in protective behaviors should be integrated into basic digital skills, so that minors learn to interact safely on social networks, with responsibility and taking care of their privacy and digital self-representation.

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Author Biographies

María José Hernandez-Serrano, Universidad de Salamanca

Professor of the Department of Theory and History of Education at the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain). She researches and publishes around the analysis of educational processes mediated by technologies and emerging digital skills, the pedagogical management of digital information, and the promotion of critical and creative uses of social media and transmedia. She is a research member of the GIPEP Group: Educational Processes, Spaces, and Practices of the Universidad de Salamanca and an active member of several international research Networks and various Scientific Committees in indexed journals on Educational Technologies and Educommunication.

Paula Renés-Arellano, Universidad de Cantabria

Associate Professor of the Universidad de Cantabria (Spain). She currently teaches in the Department of Education in the area of Educational Theory. Her lines of research are linked to ICT, media literacy, and values. She has carried out research stays at different national and foreign universities and is a reviewer for various indexed scientific journals. She is a member of the management team of the Educlips project (https://www.educlips.es/). She is the coordinator for Spain of the Euro-American Interuniversity Research Network on Media Competence for Citizens (ALFAMED).

Rosalynn Campos Ortuño, Universidad de Salamanca

Doctor of Education, associate professor of the Department of Theory and History of Education at the Faculty of Education of the Universidad de Salamanca, of the Universidad Internacional de la Rioja y Nebrija (Spain). Pedagogical training with a focus on curricular design and didactics through project management and educational quality for different academic levels; and an expert in ICT applied to education. She is a member of the GIPEP Group: Educational Processes, Spaces, and Practices and the MITA Group of the Universidad de Salamanca. She currently has open lines of research related to the use of mobile devices and the identity of adolescents, Open educational resources, and Robotics and educational programming.

Belén González-Larrea, Universidad de Salamanca

Doctoral candidate from the Universidad de Salamanca -USAL (Spain), Master-s Degree in Social Pedagogy (USAL), Educational Psychology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - PUCE. Her lines of research are linked to social media, digital identity, influencers and their influence on young people, Internet use, and neuropsychological, psychological, and socio-educational impact. She is the co-founder of NeuroClass, a digital platform that focused on the scientific dissemination of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Education.

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