Consistent with previous studies,
women
are affected at a higher degree than men and are more receptive to the information provided by social media. Specifically, women reported that social media content such as reviews and ratings, often affect their activity planning decisions.
A study conducted by Pew research centers found that women were more avid users of social media.
And now, a new study suggests that heavy use of social media has gendered impacts on youth mental health — specifically, that
social media affects girls more than boys
. The study, published in the journal The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, examined several factors that can influence young people’s mental health.
Results showed that gender difference exists in social media usage among young students. However,
men use it mostly for entertainment
, while women use social media for communication and information purposes. … Youngsters spend their time on social media, which affects their education (Deka: 2015, pp. 90-94).
A 2018 report from Pew Research open_in_new indicates that
girls have noticeably different behaviors when using social media
and are more likely than boys to post about their personal beliefs, feelings, and problems.
It means that
women like posts more often than men
, that women prefer posts written by women and men prefer those written by men, and, most importantly, that both women and men more often like posts mentioning sons. “This imbalance could send a signal that girls are less significant than boys.
Which gender uses their phone more?
Women
spend two more hours each day on their phone than men, according to a study from the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. According to the results, men and women not only differ on what applications they spend more time on, the study also revealed that overall women spend more time on their phones than men.
Girls are somewhat more likely than boys to
say they spend too much time on social media (47% vs. 35%). By contrast, boys are roughly four times as likely to say they spend too much time playing video games (41% of boys and 11% of girls say this).
Which gender uses TikTok more?
TikTok MAU user ratio in the U.S. 2021, by gender
As of March 2021,
female
users accounted for 61 percent of TikTok’s active user accounts in the United States. According to App Ape, male users only accounted for 39 percent of the video sharing app’s user base on the Android platform.
What are the gender issues in the media?
When looking at media producers, the most striking gender issue is that the industry is
dominated by men
. Gender issues are also prevalent in media content, portrayals of men and women and stereotypes.
The most essential app for men is
WhatsApp
, 21 percent of men claim it is one of the social media platforms they can least do without. It is followed by Facebook, which is essential for 12 percent of the men, and Twitter and Instagram which are important for six percent of male users.
Females use social media less than men for business reasons, whereas women use social media
to share more personal information than me
, revealing more about their personal lives. Women are more vocal, expressive and willing to share. In other words, women are biologically wired for social networking.
What do teen girls do on their phones?
Whether on computers, tablets or smartphones, 39% of teens’ digital screen time is devoted to
watching, listening, or reading
, 25% to playing games or browsing the Web, 26% to social media and video-chatting.
Do girls or boys spend more time on their phone?
On average,
women spend 33 minutes more a day than men on smartphones
. Among 18- to 24-year-olds the gulf was even greater, with men devoting two hours and 50 minutes a day to their devices, compared with three hours and 40 minutes for women. Similar gender gaps were seen in all age groups.
What gender uses Instagram the most?
In terms of gender demographics, 68% of Instagrammers are
female
. Overall, 38% of female internet users are on Instagram compared with 26% of male internet users. 59% of internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 use Instagram and 33% of internet users between the ages of 30 and 49 use Instagram.
What gender uses YouTube the most?
- 56% of Global
YouTube
users are male. - 44% of Global
YouTube
users are female. - 81% of U.S. adults
use YouTube
. - 82% of U.S. male adults
use YouTube
. - 80% of U.S. female adults
use YouTube
. - 95% of 18-29 year-olds in the U.S.
use YouTube
. - 91% of 30-49 year-olds in the U.S.
use YouTube
.
