Social Media Use and Offline Interpersonal Outcomes during Youth: A Systematic Literature Review

Review of Recent Research about Parenting Generation Z Pre-Teen Children

“…In particular, a common and repeating observation about all of the studies included in the scoping review was a lack of direct exploration of the role of technology in the parents' experience of parenting. The pre-teen children of Generation Z are known as "digital natives," and they have been reported to be more likely to "explain technology" to their parents, who are "digital immigrants" (Daoud et al, 2020;Dredge & Schreurs, 2020;Lopez-Castro & Priegue, 2019). If parenting is believed to be the mediator between parents and children, and if widespread, ubiquitous internet access through a variety of portable devices is anticipated to create unique challenges to parenting, then studies of Generation Z pre-teens should specifically explore the role of technology as a moderator of parenting.…”

“…In 2020, the children of Generation X, known as Generation Z (born from 1997 through 2012), are coming of age in a world with widespread, ubiquitous internet access through a variety of portable devices. Generation Z are known as "digital natives," and their access to information, socialization, and influences outside of the home via the internet are unprecedented (Daoud et al, 2020;Dredge & Schreurs, 2020; Lopez-Castro & Priegue, 2019).Generation Z are now pre-teen children. The term "preteen" refers to children in between the stages of "pre-school" and "teenager," and it is defined in the current study as children after their eighth birthday and before their thirteenth birthday (from age 8 years to 12 years old, typically from the start of third grade to the end of sixth grade in school).…”

“…In 2020, the children of Generation X, known as Generation Z (born from 1997 through 2012), are coming of age in a world with widespread, ubiquitous internet access through a variety of portable devices. Generation Z are known as "digital natives," and their access to information, socialization, and influences outside of the home via the internet are unprecedented (Daoud et al, 2020;Dredge & Schreurs, 2020; Lopez-Castro & Priegue, 2019).…”

“…According to researchers, the ways parents adapt to the pre-teen years may influence how well pre-teens negotiate changes in other social arenas such as extracurricular activities, developing peer relationships, and engaging in social media (Eccles, 1999;Fosco et al, 2012). And as discussed previously, widespread, ubiquitous internet access through a variety of portable devices is anticipated to create unique challenges to parenting pre-teens of Generation Z, otherwise known as "digital natives" (Daoud et al, 2020;Dredge & Schreurs, 2020;Lopez-Castro & Priegue, 2019).…”

Peer Experiences via Social Media

“…Moreover, the asynchronicity and cue absence of social media may provide adolescents with a safe context in which to practice social skills, with time to carefully consider their responses and without the anxiety of receiving negative nonverbal feedback (see Reich, 2017). A recent review found that the most consistently reported interpersonal benefits associated with social media use in adolescents are the provision of a sense of belonging, social capital, offline social interaction, and degree of offline socializing (Dredge & Schreurs, 2020).…”