Project Safety Net: The risks and opportunities for safeguarding adolescents on social media in relation to organised sport

社交媒体的使用在参加有组织的运动的青少年中很普遍。新出现的证据表明，社交媒体可以通过提供社交和学习的空间，以及发展“体育”身份，对体育活动产生积极影响。与此同时，在参加体育运动的青少年中，使用有问题的社交媒体的比例往往更高。使用社交媒体的运动员/运动员也可能遭受虐待和歧视(例如性别、种族)，并暴露在大量潜在有害的内容(例如关于补充剂/训练的建议)和/或不适当的内容(例如色情图片)中。该项目旨在开发一个新的证据基础，详细说明社交媒体对参加有组织运动的青少年(11-18岁)的好处和基于风险的影响，并确定解决关切的行动和支持。这是一项多方法和混合方法的研究(使用定性和定量技术)，数据将通过以下方式产生：对青少年的焦点小组访谈、对青少年的全国调查和讲习班以及与主要利益攸关方(如教练、实践者和志愿者)的访谈。这些数据将在同行评议期刊文章中报告，这些证据将被用来制定针对体育俱乐部和组织的新指南，以保护参与有组织运动的青少年的社交媒体原则。这项联合学生计划结合了维多利亚·古德伊尔博士在青少年使用社交媒体方面的专业知识，以及丹尼尔·莱因德博士在保护儿童体育方面的专业知识。

Social media use is prevalent in adolescents who participate in organised sport. Emerging evidence suggests that social media can positively influence sport engagement, through providing a space to socialise and learn, and to develop 'sporting' identities. At the same time, the prevalence of problematic social media use tends to be greater in adolescents who participate in sport. Athletes/players who use social media can also experience abuse and discrimination (e.g. gender, racial), and be exposed to a high volume of potentially harmful (e.g. advice on supplements/training) and/or inappropriate content (e.g. sexualised images). This project aims to develop a novel evidence-base that details the benefits and risk-based impacts of social media for adolescents (age 11-18) who participate in organised sport, and identify actions and support to address concerns. This is a multi- and mixed method study (using qualitative and quantitative techniques), and data will be generated from: focus group interviews with adolescents, a national survey with adolescents and workshops and interviews with key stakeholders (e.g. coaches, practitioners, and volunteers). The data will be reported in peer-review journal articles and the evidence will be used to produce new guidelines targeted at sport clubs and organisations on safeguarding principles of social media for adolescents who participate in organised sport. This joint studentship integrates the expertise of Dr Victoria Goodyear in social media use in adolescents, with the expertise of Dr Daniel Rhind in safeguarding children in sport.