Abstract
This paper focused on the social media and its influence on the adolescent's perception of
grooming.The various factors that aid the influence of social media in adolescent grooming
were highlighted. Such factors discussed include peer pressure,societal projections about
grooming,role of advertisements, influence of celebrity followership on social media,and cyber
-bullying. Based on the factors and critical issues raised, recommendations were made for
reducing the influence of social media on the adolescent as regards grooming.
Keywords:Social media,perception,grooming,adolescents,peer-pressure
Publication Date: 2019-12-05