The effect of the use of social media on young adults during adolescence

This data depicts young adults' reflections on their experiences of social media use during adolescence with the goal of better understanding the effects of social media use on a sample of South African adolescents. The study formed part of a group research project in which several researchers conducted individual studies countrywide on the topic.
The goal of the study was to explore and describe young adults’ reflections on their experiences of social media use during adolescence, and the research question for the study was 'what are young adults’ reflections on their experiences of social media use during adolescence?'. The following research methodology was employed, a qualitative research approach; an interpretivist paradigm; the research was regarded as applied research and was guided by an instrumental case study design. The sample was selected by means of snowball and purposive sampling; data was collected by means of a semi-structured interview, with the use of an interview schedule; and thematic analysis was utilised to analyse the data that was obtained. 
The theoretical framework for this study was Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory. The researcher interviewed 10 participants who fit the specific criteria for inclusion; the sample consisted of young adults living in South Africa, within the geographical area of the City of Tshwane. Participants were between the ages of 19 and 25 and gave an account of their reflections on their social media use between the ages of 11 and 18. Participants were also affected in terms of their biological development (i.e., physical, cognitive, emotional, social, moral as well as their identity development).

本数据集描绘了青年对他们在青春期使用社交媒体的经历的反思，旨在更深入地理解社交媒体使用对南非青少年样本的影响。该研究是作为一项团队研究项目的一部分进行的，其中多位研究人员在全国范围内针对该主题进行了个体研究。研究的目标在于探索和描述青年对他们在青春期使用社交媒体经历的反思，研究问题为‘青年对他们在青春期使用社交媒体的经历有何反思？’。本研究采用了定性研究方法；诠释主义范式；研究被视为应用研究，并遵循工具性案例研究设计。样本通过滚雪球抽样和目的抽样方法选取；数据通过半结构化访谈的方式收集，并使用访谈提纲；对所获得的数据进行了主题分析。本研究的理论框架是Bronfenbrenner的生态系统理论。研究者对符合特定纳入标准的10位参与者进行了访谈；样本包括居住在南非茨瓦内市地区的青年。参与者年龄在19至25岁之间，并对他们在11至18岁期间社交媒体使用的反思进行了阐述。参与者还受到了他们在生物学发展方面的影响（即身体、认知、情感、社会、道德以及其身份发展）。