This article presents part of the results of a study devoted to the assessment of Spanish pre-adolescents’ digital competences between the ages of 11 and 13. It is based on the implementation of a validated digital competences test designed to cover the five digital competence areas included in the European Digital Competence Framework called DIGCOMP, a common framework of reference on digital competence in Europe: information, communication, content creation, safety and problem solving. This study is focused on the competence area of safety, specifically on its analysis in relation to Spanish pre-adolescents and whether their results regarding this competence area are influenced by how frequently they use social media. Likewise, a conceptual approach to digital competence, its assessment, digital safety and use of social media in adolescence is also provided. The methodology describes how the test, which focuses on the area of safety, was administered to 595 pre-adolescents. The results show an average competence level in such area, which is insufficient considering current data on social media usage frequency. Besides, pre-adolescents who use social media moderately or do not use them at all display better digital competences in the area of safety in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes.

本文介绍了一项研究结果的一部分，该研究致力于评估西班牙11岁至13岁之间的青少年数字能力。它基于已验证的数字能力测试的实施，该测试旨在涵盖五个数字能力领域包含在称为DIGCOMP的欧洲数字能力框架中，该框架是欧洲数字能力的通用参考框架：信息，通信，内容创建，安全和问题解决。这项研究的重点是安全能力领域，特别是对西班牙学龄前儿童的分析，以及他们在该能力领域的结果是否受到社交媒体使用频率的影响。同样，数字能力的概念方法，评估，还提供了数字安全性和青春期社交媒体的使用。该方法学描述了如何对595名青少年进行重点关注安全领域的测试。结果显示了该区域的平均能力水平，考虑到当前有关社交媒体使用频率的数据，这是不够的。此外，适度使用社交媒体或根本不使用社交媒体的学龄前儿童在知识，技能和态度方面在安全方面表现出更好的数字能力。