Social Media in the Sexual Lives of African American and Latino Youth: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Neighborhood

Stevens, Robin; Dunaev, Jamie; Malven, Ellen; Bleakley, Amy; Hull, Susan

doi:10.17645/mac.v4i3.524

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“…It is therefore important for researchers and healthcare professionals to engage the broader social context of sexual communication that occurs, including online communications, to address these persistent, negative, sexual health outcomes and risks among minority youth (Widman, Choukas-Bradley, Helms, Golin, & Prinstein, 2014). An emerging field of study is currently addressing these issues—specifically examining the influence of digital neighborhoods or online communities (e.g., social media use) on sexual health and sexual risk reduction behaviors (Buhi, Klinkenberger, Hughes, Blunt, & Rietmeijer, 2013; Jones, Eathington, Baldwin, & Sipsma, 2014; Stevens, Dunaev, Malven, Bleakley, & Hull, 2016; Stevens, Gilliard-Matthews, Dunaev, Woods, & Brawner, 2016). …”

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Social Media Use and Sexual Risk Reduction Behavior Among Minority Youth

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Background Sexual health is an important area of study—particularly for minority youth and youth living in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Objectives The purpose of the research was to examine the sources of sexual health information associated with youth adopting sexual risk reduction behaviors. Methods Data collection took place in a small city in the Northeastern United States using cross-sectional behavioral surveys and modified venue-based sampling. Participants included 249 African-American and Latino/a youth aged 13–24. Participants reported their sources of information about contraception and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted disease (STD), such as TV/movies, parents, social media; their intentions to have sex; and condom and contraception use during their last sexual activity. Social media use, past pregnancy experience, past sexual history, age, and gender were also measured. Standard tests of bivariate association (chi-squared and F-tests) were used to examine initial associations between sexual risk reduction behavior and exposure to sexual risk reduction information on social media. Logistic regression models were used to test multivariate relationships between information sources and sexual risk reduction behavior. Results Youth who were exposed to sexual health messages on social media were 2.69 times (p < .05) and 2.49 times (p < .08) more likely to have used contraception or a condom at last intercourse, respectively. Parents, schools, or traditional media as information sources were not significantly associated with contractive use or condom use at last intercourse. Discussion Youth sexual behavior is increasingly informed by social media messages. Health practitioners should utilize social media as an important health promotion tool.

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“…By one account, 40% of Blacks aged 18 to 29 are Twitter users compared to 28% for their White counterparts (Smith & Anderson, 2018). Whereas other studies have examined how social media or the Internet affects local social capital and/or engagement (Gibbons et al, 2018;Johnson & Halegoua, 2014), our contribution is to examine what is specific to African Americans in the urban context (Stevens et al, 2016(Stevens et al, , 2017.…”

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Disconnected in the Mecca? Black social media usage and levels of engagement in Atlanta

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Journal of Urban Affairs

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Atlanta's reputation as a "Black Mecca" is partly due to African Americans' continued attraction to Atlanta neighborhoods. However, given the widespread usage of social media, we examine whether Black Atlantans are disconnected from their neighborhoods and less engaged in neighborhood activities than non-neighborhood forms of political participation. Using the 2015 Atlanta Neighborhood Study with almost 400 Black respondents in the Atlanta metropolitan area, we find that social media usage does connect respondents more to outside communities than to their neighborhoods. But social media usage is also strongly associated with involvement in neighborhood activities as well as outside political participation. In our conclusion, we discuss the implications of our findings for Black group cohesion and local public policy mobilization.

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“…The reviews by Stevens and colleagues (2016) and Edwards and colleagues (2016) highlight how youth of color in the US use some social media, such as Twitter and Instagram, more than others, and how more needs to be known about the effects of online communication in these communities. The concept of a digital neighborhood suggested by Stevens et al (2016) invites consideration of how the online world may both mirror and deviate from what has traditionally occurred offline. Of particular importance, the ability to reach such networks efficiently online opens the possibility of intervening to reduce harmful and enhance helpful peer effects.…”

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