“If I Post Stories With Fire, It’s for You”: Adolescent Flirting Strategies on Instagram
Irantzu Recalde-Esnoz,
Concepción Carrasco Carpio,
Kristel Anciones Anguita
Abstract:With the expansion of social media and the multiple possibilities for communication they offer, flirting is increasingly developing online. The aim of this article is to analyze how the adolescent population uses Instagram to initiate and develop courtship. For this, the results of 14 focus groups held in Secondary Education Institutes in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), in which a total of 114 students between the ages of 12 and 17 participated, are analyzed. The results show that the online courtship game has its… Show more
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