A new Griffith University study aims to investigate teenage girls’ experiences of sexting and bullying and how it impacts on their everyday lives.
“Social media is an integral part of teenage girls’ everyday life,’’ says Dr Roberta Thompson from the Griffith Institute of Educational Research.
“They text friends daily, chat with friends on their mobile phone, check postings on social media sites, update profile pages, and upload ‘glamorous’ selfies.
“Not surprisingly, many say they couldn’t survive without their mobile phone as it’s a fun way to keep in touch with friends, organise social events and find out what’s going on.”
But despite their positive claims about social media, a darker, less appealing side has surfaced according to Dr Thompson, whose doctoral study examined teen girls’ online usage.
“Super glamorous celebrities appear all over social media from Instagram to Snapchat and teen girls strive to emulate these ‘role models in their own ‘selfies’.
“While most girls
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