未成年人微信使用状况与影响因素分析

Analysis of the Usage Status and Influential Factors of WeChat Among Minors

作为即时社交产品的代表,微信在未成年人与成年人、同龄人沟通过程中发挥重要作用,像网络游戏、短视频、在线学习等互联网产品一样使用率较高。研究表明,多数未成年人有自己的微信号,使用微信的目的以社交为主,但是也享受其中的娱乐功能。视频号中丰富的内容是未成年人开阔眼界、增长知识的重要途径,然而也存在一些使用风险。研究发现,未成年人的生活特征对其使用微信的行为有显著影响。因此,要培养未成年人合理使用微信的习惯,关注未成年人的生活和需求,丰富微信青少年模式的内容与功能,提升成年人对未成年人的保护意识与能力,同时增强未成年人的自我保护能力。

As a representative of instant social products,WeChat plays a major role in the communication between minors and adults,and also between peers,which has been frequently used like online games,short videos and online learning.Most minors have their own WeChat account,which is mainly used for social purposes,but they also enjoy the entertainment functions.The rich content in video accounts is an important way for minors to broaden the horizon and increase knowledge,but there are also some risks.The study also found that the lifestyle of minors have a significant impact on their behavior of using WeChat.Therefore,it is necessary to cultivate minors of using WeChat in a reasonable manner,pay attention to their life needs,improve the content and function for the WeChat youth model,enhance adults’awareness and ability to protect minors,and also enhance their self-protection ability.