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Adolescent use of mobile phones: A social context
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J-F and Swabey, K and Pullen, D, Adolescent use of mobile phones: A social context, Australian Educational Computing, 29, (1) pp. 1-10. ISSN 0816-9020 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
During
adolescence
(e.g.
ages
13-‐15)
communication and connectedness
with peers is an essential part of adolescents’ self-identity; 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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Early adolescence; mobile phones; relationships |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Learner and learning |
| Objective Field: | Learner and learning not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | J-F (Dr J F) |
| UTAS Author: | Swabey, K (Professor Karen Swabey) |
| UTAS Author: | Pullen, D (Dr Darren Pullen) |
| ID Code: | 93820 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2014-08-19 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-03-29 |
| Downloads: | 406 View Download Statistics |
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