Social media experiences
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Social media experiences
Project Number
319
Abstract
The questionnaire is, among other things, about the use of social media and tackling abuses in social media.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
04-07-2022
End date
02-08-2022
Researcher
Peter Mascini (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Franziska Weber (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2023 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/1b6a-8t92
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
OCW (Domeinplan SSH)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label |
|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted |
| wt22a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| wt22a001 | How often do you use the following social media? WhatsApp |
| wt22a002 | How often do you use the following social media? Facebook (now: Meta) |
| wt22a003 | How often do you use the following social media? YouTube |
| wt22a004 | How often do you use the following social media? Instagram |
| wt22a005 | How often do you use the following social media? TikTok |
| wt22a006 | How often do you use the following social media? Signal |
| wt22a007 | How often do you use the following social media? Other social media |
| wt22a008 | How often in the past year have you been exposed to any of the following activities on social media, either directly or indirectly? Bullying by a group or individual of a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself |
| wt22a009 | How often in the past year have you been exposed to any of the following activities on social media, either directly or indirectly? The spreading, instigation, encouragement or approval of hatred |
| wt22a010 | How often in the past year have you been exposed to any of the following activities on social media, either directly or indirectly? The deliberate adoption of a false identity in order to mislead others |
| wt22a011 | How often in the past year have you been exposed to any of the following activities on social media, either directly or indirectly? A call to exclude someone from his or her community |
| wt22a012 | How often in the past year have you been exposed to any of the following activities on social media, either directly or indirectly? Making and/or spreading erotic images or videos without permission |
| wt22a013 | How often in the past year have you been exposed to any of the following activities on social media, either directly or indirectly? Spreading information that is "false" or "misleading" |
| wt22a014 | How often in the past year have you been exposed to any of the following activities on social media, either directly or indirectly? Deliberately annoying people in online communities |
| wt22a015 | Have you ever done any of these things? If not, how often were you on the verge of doing one of these things? Reporting users’ unacceptable behavior to social media platforms |
| wt22a016 | Have you ever done any of these things? If not, how often were you on the verge of doing one of these things? Reminding family, friends and acquaintances of the rules that apply on social media |
| wt22a017 | Have you ever done any of these things? If not, how often were you on the verge of doing one of these things? To address people I don’t know personally about their unacceptable behavior |
| wt22a018 | Have you ever done any of these things? If not, how often were you on the verge of doing one of these things? To control myself when I get worked up while using social media |
| wt22a019 | Have you ever done any of these things? If not, how often were you on the verge of doing one of these things? To file a report with the police when people commit punishable offences on social media |
| wt22a020 | Have you ever done any of these things? If not, how often were you on the verge of doing one of these things? To alert the press to abusive activities on social media platforms |
| wt22a021 | How suitable do you think the following reactions to this incident are? Start a campaign to increase people’s awareness of the risks involved in using social media |
| wt22a022 | How suitable do you think the following reactions to this incident are? Have Facebook block the accounts of the people who threatened your friend |
| wt22a023 | How suitable do you think the following reactions to this incident are? Reporting the people who insulted and threatened your friend to the police |
| wt22a024 | How suitable do you think the following reactions to this incident are? Demanding compensation for the suffering inflicted on your friend |
| wt22a025 | How suitable do you think the following measures are to counter incidents like this one? Social media platforms should improve the enforcement of their own behavioral codes |
| wt22a026 | How suitable do you think the following measures are to counter incidents like this one? Increase the criminalization of social media abuse |
| wt22a027 | How suitable do you think the following measures are to counter incidents like this one? Making it legally easier for victims of social media abuse to claim compensation |
| wt22a028 | Social media platforms with a profit motive: find it more important to make money than to tackle abuse |
| wt22a029 | Social media platforms with a profit motive: offer too little information about their approach to abuse |
| wt22a030 | Social media platforms with a profit motive: are technically well equipped to detect abuse on social media |
| wt22a031 | Social media platforms with a profit motive: give too much priority to the freedom of speech |
| wt22a032 | Social media platforms with a profit motive: are sufficiently quick at ending abuse, for instance by blocking accounts |
| wt22a033 | Social media platforms with a profit motive: are too focused on what is and is not permitted in the United States in their approach to abuse |
| wt22a034 | Social media platforms with a profit motive: make it sufficiently easy for users to report abuse |
| wt22a035 | Public authorities: have too little technical know-how to effectively prosecute abuse |
| wt22a036 | Public authorities: threaten the freedom of speech as soon as they get involved in tackling abuse on social media |
| wt22a037 | Public authorities: make sure that what is prohibited offline is also prohibited online |
| wt22a038 | Public authorities: are too slow to keep up with negative developments on social media platforms |
| wt22a039 | Public authorities: give too little priority to the detection of abuse |
| wt22a040 | Public authorities: are very important as a stick with which to force social media platforms to tackle abuse |
| wt22a041 | Public authorities: make it much too costly for people to undertake legal action in response to abuse on social media |
| wt22a042 | Social media platforms without a profit motive: will ensure that users engage in more civilized discussions on social media because they cannot hide behind their anonymity |
| wt22a043 | Social media platforms without a profit motive: will be avoided by people who tend to misbehave on social media |
| wt22a044 | Social media platforms without a profit motive: will ensure that users are no longer treated as merchandise |
| wt22a045 | Social media platforms without a profit motive: will not be able to keep up with the technological developments required to prevent abuse |
| wt22a046 | Social media platforms without a profit motive: will prevent foreign authorities from interfering with domestic politics |
| wt22a047 | Social media platforms without a profit motive: will not be able to survive because they do not offer personalized services |
| wt22a048 | Courts of law are important to ensure that your rights are respected |
| wt22a049 | Before the judge, everyone is treated fairly |
| wt22a050 | Judges are honest and trustworthy |
| wt22a051 | When you go to court, the problem at stake will be solved |
| wt22a052 | The justice system works the same for everyone (rich or poor) |
| wt22a053 | Confidence: The police |
| wt22a054 | Confidence: Parliament |
| wt22a055 | Confidence: The Dutch government |
| wt22a056 | Confidence: Large corporations |
| wt22a057 | We need substantial income disparities in order to stimulate people to make strong individual efforts. |
| wt22a058 | Substantial income disparities are unfair because everyone is equal in the end. |
| wt22a059 | Businesses should be forced to share their profits with their employees. |
| wt22a060 | Competition encourages people to work hard and to develop new ideas. |
| wt22a061 | Competition brings out the worst in people. |
| wt22a062 | It is only when people start thinking carefully about their purchasing behavior that businesses will adopt socially responsible management (taking account of people, planet and society). |
| wt22a063 | Citizens who on their own initiative look after playgrounds, provide for child care and monitor safety in the neighborhood are making a very significant contribution to society. |
| wt22a064 | Agreements between public authorities, the business community and social organizations are indispensable to tackling smoking and obesity. |
| wt22a065 | It should be made easier for citizens to collectively generate energy. |
| wt22a066 | Citizens need to be given better opportunities to directly influence the approach to problems that affect them personally. |
| wt22a067 | The number of volunteers within a population (proportionate to the number of citizens) is a strong indicator of the health of a society. |
| wt22a068 | We can no longer do without platforms where citizens and organizations can exchange goods or services with each other. |
| wt22a069 | It is a good thing that there are citizens who provide shelter to refugees. |
| wt22a070 | The construction of facade gardens and other forms of vegetation by neighborhood residents is an important contribution to sustainability. |
| wt22a071 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| wt22a072 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| wt22a073 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| wt22a074 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| wt22a075 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| wt22a076 | Starting date questionnaire |
| wt22a077 | Starting time questionnaire |
| wt22a078 | End date questionnaire |
| wt22a079 | End time questionnaire |
| wt22a080 | Duration in seconds |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 1,618 (100.0%)Non-response: 702 (43.4%)
Response: 916 (56.6%)
Complete: 877 (54.2%)
Incomplete: 39 (2.4%)
Collection Events
Period
04-07-2022 to 31-07-2022
Sample
Panel members aged 18 to 35. 1,094 panel members aged 18 to 30 were originally selected.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Period
01-08-2022 to 02-08-2022
Sample
524 panel members aged 31 to 35 were added in August (the first two days of the fieldwork) to achieve the desired net response.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.