ERIC Number: EJ1057496
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0816-9020
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Adolescent Use of Mobile Phones: A Social Context
F, J.; Pullen, Darren; Swabey, Karen
Australian Educational Computing, v29 n1 2014
During adolescence (e.g. ages 13-15) communication and connectedness with peers is an essential part of adolescents' self-formation; mobiles phones are a conduit that maintains both communication and connectedness among adolescents whereby social interactions and connectedness are not limited by place, context or time. To study mobile phone usage among adolescents, grade 9 (n= 218) middle-school students in Queensland, Australia were surveyed using a self-developed questionnaire. The purpose was to explore the relationship between mobile phone use and developmental frameworks. The results suggest that young people use their mobile phones as a way of expressing their sense of self and as a means of communicating quickly between peers.
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Social Environment, Adolescents, Peer Relationship, Middle School Students, Surveys, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Grade 9, Adolescent Development, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Grade 9; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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