Adolescents are the most active users of social media. According to a study by UNICEF and the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2021, conducted on students from the 1st to the 4th years of ESO, 94.8% of teenagers have a mobile phone with an Internet connection, a device to which they gain access on average at the age of 10.96 years. 90.9% of these young people use their mobile phones to access social networks.

The goal of this project is to investigate the existing relationship between social media and well-being or the negative effects they can have on young people.

This project aims to use a longitudinal study, which will allow seeing how both the positive aspects (online support) and the negative (harassment) behave over time. And, for example, in people who have negative consequences, to know what can be done to alleviate these effects or provide support for them. Hence, it also aims to analyse whether adolescents’ personality plays a role.