Cogitare Enfermagem (Mar 2016)

COMMUNICATION AND THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ADOLESCENTS

  • Gilmara de Lucena Beserra,
  • Bárbara Albuquerque Loureiro Ponte,
  • Reinilson Pereira da Silva,
  • Eveline Pinheiro Beserra,
  • Leilane Barbosa de Sousa,
  • Fabiane do Amaral Gubert

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i4.41677
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 1
pp. 01 – 08

Abstract

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The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between the activity “communication” and the use of social networks from the perspective of teenage students. Descriptive study conducted in the months of August and September 2013 with 35 students of Primary Education II, of a public school in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, based on an interview guide. According to the results, LAN houses or cyber cafés were the most frequently reported locations for internet access, and Facebook was the most widely used social media. According to the respondents, internet use was relevant to establish relationships. Most claimed they used the internet in a proper and safe way. They believe that social networks can also be used to access educational information, which is permanently updated. Nursing professionals play a key role in advising these youngsters and their families on the importance of the safe use of the internet.

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