TikTok as a peer playground: Understanding how children in middle childhood use TikTok to shape their peer relations
Published online on August 26, 2025
Abstract
New Media & Society, Ahead of Print.
Despite TikTok’s extensive popularity among children below the age of 12, there remains a significant gap in our understanding of how they use this platform for social purposes. We therefore ask how children between the ages of 8 and 12 shape their peer ...
Despite TikTok’s extensive popularity among children below the age of 12, there remains a significant gap in our understanding of how they use this platform for social purposes. We therefore ask how children between the ages of 8 and 12 shape their peer ...