Because Everyone Knows Myspace will Eat your Babies
Sensationalized Reporting at it's Best
So who can tell me what is wrong with these statements?
"A new study finds that 54 percent of teens talk about behaviors such as sex, alcohol use, and violence on the social networking giant MySpace -- presenting potential risks even if all they're doing is talking, researchers said Monday. The study looked at MySpace profiles of 500 people who identified themselves as 18-year-old males and females in the United States. "
"In a second study, Moreno and colleagues identified 190 profiles of 18- to 20-year-olds that contained three or more references to sexual behaviors or substance abuse."
"Experts say the bottom line is that parents should get more involved in the online lives of their children."
(a) these studies actually looked at adults and the use of the word "Teen" is misleading
(b) out of millions of users their subsets are so small as to be statistically meaningless
(c) the current headache of many colleges and employers is "helicopter parents", telling them to "get more involved" is not a good idea
(d) what constitutes "sexual behaviors or substance abuse" is not defined
Oh actually, how about all of the above? *rolls eyes* Sigh.
So who can tell me what is wrong with these statements?
"A new study finds that 54 percent of teens talk about behaviors such as sex, alcohol use, and violence on the social networking giant MySpace -- presenting potential risks even if all they're doing is talking, researchers said Monday. The study looked at MySpace profiles of 500 people who identified themselves as 18-year-old males and females in the United States. "
"In a second study, Moreno and colleagues identified 190 profiles of 18- to 20-year-olds that contained three or more references to sexual behaviors or substance abuse."
"Experts say the bottom line is that parents should get more involved in the online lives of their children."
(a) these studies actually looked at adults and the use of the word "Teen" is misleading
(b) out of millions of users their subsets are so small as to be statistically meaningless
(c) the current headache of many colleges and employers is "helicopter parents", telling them to "get more involved" is not a good idea
(d) what constitutes "sexual behaviors or substance abuse" is not defined
Oh actually, how about all of the above? *rolls eyes* Sigh.