In 2019, 83 percent of respondents aged 13 to 29 years in Finland stated in a survey that social media services complement their real-life interactions. In addition, 45 percent of young people agreed that social media services bring added value and depth to real-life friendships. Over 30 percent of respondents said that they are more sociable on social media than in real life, and for almost 20 percent of respondents social media services substitute real-life communication.
How do social media services affect your communication in everyday life?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Social media services complement real-life interactions
83%
Social media services add depth and value to real-life friendships and communication
45%
I am more sociable on social media than in real life
31%
Social media services substitute real-life communication
19%
I behave better on social media than in real life
10%
I get offended if people do not react to my social media content
The source does not provide the original wording of the question posed during the survey. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original.
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ebrand Suomi Oy. (April 4, 2019). How do social media services affect your communication in everyday life? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/602118/effect-of-social-media-on-the-life-of-young-people-in-finland/
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ebrand Suomi Oy. (2019). How do social media services affect your communication in everyday life?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/602118/effect-of-social-media-on-the-life-of-young-people-in-finland/
ebrand Suomi Oy. "How Do Social Media Services Affect Your Communication in Everyday Life?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/602118/effect-of-social-media-on-the-life-of-young-people-in-finland/
ebrand Suomi Oy, How do social media services affect your communication in everyday life? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/602118/effect-of-social-media-on-the-life-of-young-people-in-finland/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
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