Typology of young people in digital environments: identifying vulnerability patterns

Young people have naturally transferred a large part of their daily activities to the digital environment, a space that contributes to the construction of their identity and personal maturity. Despite the intensive use that young people make of the Internet and social networks, they are not aware of...

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Autores: Narros González, María José, Carcelén García, Sonia Laura, Pedreño Santos, Ana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Digital vulnerability
Young people
Digital risks
Internet
Social networks
Media literacy
Ciencias Sociales
63 Sociología
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spelling Typology of young people in digital environments: identifying vulnerability patternsNarros González, María JoséCarcelén García, Sonia LauraPedreño Santos, AnaDigital vulnerabilityYoung peopleDigital risksInternetSocial networksMedia literacyCiencias Sociales63 SociologíaYoung people have naturally transferred a large part of their daily activities to the digital environment, a space that contributes to the construction of their identity and personal maturity. Despite the intensive use that young people make of the Internet and social networks, they are not aware of the dangers that can be found on the network, which makes them a vulnerable audience that must be protected. To improve their knowledge of these issues, it is important to address young people with an understanding of their specific characteristics. The aim of this study is to identify a typology of young people according to sociodemographic criteria, behaviors, selfperception of risk and self-protection mechanisms used in the digital context, to determine their level of vulnerability in this environment. For this purpose, a quantitative study is carried out through an online survey of a representative sample of 300 Spanish young people between 14 and 16 years old. The results of the research locate four segments of young users: “cautious connected” (50.3 %), “regular and exposed in social networks” (25.8 %), “sporadic beginners” (12.1 %), “active in shopping and digital entertainment” (11.8 %)". The findings show that age, frequency of use of social networks and the Internet, the number and type of applications used, and the perception of online risks, discriminate the digital vulnerability of young people and influence their maturity and the self-protection mechanisms they use.ElsevierUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20252025-11-1520252025-11-15journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/127362reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1273622026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Typology of young people in digital environments: identifying vulnerability patterns
title Typology of young people in digital environments: identifying vulnerability patterns
spellingShingle Typology of young people in digital environments: identifying vulnerability patterns
Narros González, María José
Digital vulnerability
Young people
Digital risks
Internet
Social networks
Media literacy
Ciencias Sociales
63 Sociología
title_short Typology of young people in digital environments: identifying vulnerability patterns
title_full Typology of young people in digital environments: identifying vulnerability patterns
title_fullStr Typology of young people in digital environments: identifying vulnerability patterns
title_full_unstemmed Typology of young people in digital environments: identifying vulnerability patterns
title_sort Typology of young people in digital environments: identifying vulnerability patterns
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Narros González, María José
Carcelén García, Sonia Laura
Pedreño Santos, Ana
author Narros González, María José
author_facet Narros González, María José
Carcelén García, Sonia Laura
Pedreño Santos, Ana
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author2 Carcelén García, Sonia Laura
Pedreño Santos, Ana
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Digital vulnerability
Young people
Digital risks
Internet
Social networks
Media literacy
Ciencias Sociales
63 Sociología
topic Digital vulnerability
Young people
Digital risks
Internet
Social networks
Media literacy
Ciencias Sociales
63 Sociología
description Young people have naturally transferred a large part of their daily activities to the digital environment, a space that contributes to the construction of their identity and personal maturity. Despite the intensive use that young people make of the Internet and social networks, they are not aware of the dangers that can be found on the network, which makes them a vulnerable audience that must be protected. To improve their knowledge of these issues, it is important to address young people with an understanding of their specific characteristics. The aim of this study is to identify a typology of young people according to sociodemographic criteria, behaviors, selfperception of risk and self-protection mechanisms used in the digital context, to determine their level of vulnerability in this environment. For this purpose, a quantitative study is carried out through an online survey of a representative sample of 300 Spanish young people between 14 and 16 years old. The results of the research locate four segments of young users: “cautious connected” (50.3 %), “regular and exposed in social networks” (25.8 %), “sporadic beginners” (12.1 %), “active in shopping and digital entertainment” (11.8 %)". The findings show that age, frequency of use of social networks and the Internet, the number and type of applications used, and the perception of online risks, discriminate the digital vulnerability of young people and influence their maturity and the self-protection mechanisms they use.
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