Cuban Adolescent Social Media Use, Mental Health, and Parental Mediation Survey

281 Cuban adolescents aged 13–18 participated in a study examining links between social media use patterns and mental health. The research identified six distinct user profiles and found active parental mediation to be a protective factor. The dataset was authored by José Luis Martínez Torres and last updated on May 1, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling adolescent mental health outcomes based on social media use intensity and motivations.
• Analyzing the protective role of active parental mediation strategies like dialogue and co-use.
• Investigating gender and age differences in digital vulnerability and parental mediation.
• Profiling distinct social media user types based on risk levels and psychological experiences.

Strengths

• Includes data from 281 participants, a population noted as largely absent in international research.
• Contains gender (52% female) and age (13–18 years) breakdowns for subgroup analysis.
• Examines multiple dimensions: social media use patterns, mental health, and parental mediation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small at 84.2 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Survey data from 281 Cuban adolescents, analyzed using chi-square tests, Kruskal–Wallis, Mann–Whitney U, and hierarchical regression.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 19:19:37; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cuba