Adolescents comments in social media: Why do adolescents receive negative feedback and who is most at risk?
We investigate which adolescents receive negative peer feedback in social media. Risky online behavior increased the risk of receiving negative feedback. Risky behavior was predicted by higher age, sensation seeking, and family conflict. These characteristics lead to negative feedback through risky online behavior. So, adolescents characteristics indirectly predicted receiving negative feedback.
social media negative peer feedback individual differences online social exploration risky online self-presentation