研究：约半数美国青少年一直在线
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Nearly half of American teenagers – children ages 13 to 17 - say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health.
近半数美国青少年——13至17岁的孩子——表示自己“几乎时刻”都在上网，尽管人们担忧社交媒体和智能手机对他们的心理健康造成影响。
The information comes from a report that was recently released by the Pew Research Center.
该信息来源于皮尤研究中心最近发布的一份报告。
As in past years, YouTube was the most popular platform teenagers used.
与往年一样，YouTube是青少年使用最受欢迎的平台。
Around 90 percent said they watched videos on the website, down slightly from 95 percent in 2022.
约90%的人表示他们在该网站观看视频，这一比例较2022年的95%略有下降。
Nearly 75 percent of those questioned said they visit YouTube every day.
近75%的受访者表示他们每天都会访问YouTube。
There was a small downward change in several popular apps teens used.
青少年使用的几款热门应用出现了小幅下滑。
For example, 63 percent of teens said they used TikTok, down from 67 percent.
例如，63%的青少年表示他们使用TikTok，低于之前的67%。
Snapchat use went to 55 percent from 59 percent.
Snapchat的使用率从59%下降到了55%。
This small decline could be due to pandemic-era restrictions easing up and kids having more time to see friends in person.
这种小幅下降可能是由于疫情期间的限制措施放宽，孩子们有了更多时间面对面地与朋友相聚。
But the change is probably not big enough to be truly meaningful.
但这种变化可能还不够大，不足以真正具有意义。
X saw the biggest decline among teenage users.
X在青少年用户中降幅最大。
Only 17 percent of teenagers said they use X, down from 23 percent in 2022, the year Elon Musk bought the platform.
只有17%的青少年表示他们使用X，相比2022年埃隆·马斯克收购该平台时的23%有所下降。
Reddit usage remained the same at 14 percent.
Reddit的使用率保持不变，仍为14%。
About 6 percent of teenagers said they use Threads, Meta’s answer to X that launched in 2023.
约6%的青少年表示他们使用Threads，这是Meta为应对X平台而于2023年推出的产品。
The report comes as countries around the world try to understand the effects of social media on young people’s well-being.
这份报告发布之际，世界各国正试图了解社交媒体对年轻人福祉的影响。
Australia recently passed a law banning children under 16 from social networks.
澳大利亚最近通过了一项法律，禁止16岁以下儿童使用社交网络。
Still, it is unclear how the Australian government will be able to enforce the age limit.
不过，澳大利亚政府将如何执行这一年龄限制仍不清楚。
It is also unclear whether such a ban will come with unexpected or bad effects, such as isolating some children.
目前也不清楚这样的禁令是否会带来意想不到的或不良的影响，比如让一些孩子感到孤立。
Meta’s messaging service WhatsApp was different in that it saw the number of teenage users increase to 23 percent from 17 percent in 2022.
Meta旗下的消息服务WhatsApp则有所不同，其青少年用户比例从2022年的17%增长到了23%。
Pew also asked teenagers how often they use different online platforms.
皮尤还询问了青少年使用不同在线平台的频率。
A small but notable number said they are on them “almost constantly.”
一小部分但值得注意的人表示，他们“几乎一直”在使用这些平台。
For YouTube, 15 percent reported constant use, for TikTok, 16 percent, and for Snapchat, 13 percent.
在YouTube上，15%的人报告说经常使用，TikTok为16%，Snapchat为13%。
As in previous public opinion studies, girls were more likely to use TikTok almost constantly while boys went to YouTube.
与以往的民意研究一样，女孩更倾向于几乎不间断地使用TikTok，而男孩则更常访问YouTube。
There was no meaningful gender difference in the use of Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook.
在使用Snapchat、Instagram和Facebook方面，没有显著的性别差异。
Around 25 percent of Black and Hispanic teens said they visit TikTok almost constantly, compared with just 8 percent of white teenagers.
大约25%的黑人和西班牙裔青少年表示他们几乎不停地访问TikTok，而白人青少年中这一比例仅为8%。
The report was based on a public opinion study of 1,391 U.S. teenagers that ran from September 18 to October 10, 2024.
该报告基于一项针对1391名美国青少年的民意研究，研究于2024年9月18日至10月10日期间进行。
I’m John Russell.
我是约翰·拉塞尔。
Barbara Ortutay reported on this story for the Associated Press.
芭芭拉·奥图泰为美联社报道了这一事件。
John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English.
约翰·拉塞尔为VOA英语学习频道改编了它。
