Prospective mixed methods study of online and offline social networks and the development of sexual agency in adolescence: the Social Networks and Agency Project (SNAP) protocol.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Social media may play a role in adolescent sexual development. The limited research on social media use and sexual development has found both positive and negative influences. The focus of this study is on sexual agency: a positive sexual outcome. This paper describes the protocol for the Social Networks and Agency Project (SNAP) study which aims to examine the relationship between online and offline social networks and the development of healthy relationships and sexual agency in adolescence. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:The SNAP study is a mixed methods interdisciplinary longitudinal study. Over an 18-month period, adolescents aged 15-17 years at recruitment complete three questionnaires (including demographics, sexual behaviour, sexual agency and social networks); three in-depth in

SUBMITTER: Lim MSC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530386 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature