Despite young Black women’s high rates of social media use and risks for victimization at the nexus of sexism and racism, the relationship between these variables remains under researched in this segment. We surveyed 354 Black American women aged 18–30 to explore the associations between two aspects of social media use—time spent daily on social media platforms (i.e., Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Tumblr, Twitter, and YouTube) and type of social media engagement (i.e., active social use, active non-social use, and passive use)—with four different types of online victimization (i.e., general online victimization [GOV], online sexual victimization [OSV], online individual racial victimization [OIRV], and online vicarious racial victimization [OVRV]). Results indicate that more time spent daily on Tumblr was significantly associated with more experiences of GOV, OSV, and OIRV. More time spent daily on Instagram was significantly associated with more experiences of OVRV, while more time spent daily on Facebook was significantly associated with fewer experiences of OVRV. Active non-social use was significantly associated with more experiences of GOV and OIRV. Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube use, active social use, and passive use were not significantly associated with any categories of online victimization. We provide implications for researchers as well as mental and behavioral health practitioners seeking to enhance Black women’s safety and well-being on social media platforms.

中文翻译：

---

美国年轻黑人女性的社交媒体使用和在线受害情况


尽管年轻黑人女性使用社交媒体的比例很高，并且存在因性别歧视和种族主义而受害的风险，但这些变量之间的关系仍在这一领域的研究中。我们调查了 354 名 18-30 岁的美国黑人女性，探讨社交媒体使用的两个方面之间的关联：每天在社交媒体平台（即 Facebook、Instagram、Snapchat、TikTok、Tumblr、Twitter 和 YouTube）上花费的时间和社交媒体类型社交媒体参与（即主动社交使用、主动非社交使用和被动使用）——四种不同类型的在线受害（即一般在线受害 [GOV]、在线性受害 [OSV]、在线个人种族受害 [ OIRV] 和在线替代种族受害者 [OVRV]）。结果表明，每天在 Tumblr 上花费的时间越多，与 GOV、OSV 和 OIRV 的体验越多显着相关。每天在 Instagram 上花费的时间越多，与 OVRV 体验的增加显着相关，而每天在 Facebook 上花费的时间越多，与 OVRV 体验的减少显着相关。积极的非社交使用与更多的 GOV 和 OIRV 体验显着相关。 Snapchat、TikTok、Twitter 和 YouTube 的使用、主动社交使用和被动使用与任何类别的在线受害均没有显着相关。我们为寻求增强社交媒体平台上黑人女性安全和福祉的研究人员以及心理和行为健康从业者提供启示。