Open AccessPredicting Social Networking Site Use and Online Communication Practices among Adolescents: The Role of Access and Device Ownership
Author(s) -
Drew P. Cingel,
Alexis R. Lauricella,
Ellen Wartella,
Annie Conway
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
media and communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.804
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 2183-2439
DOI - 10.17645/mac.v2i2.122
Subject(s) - demographics , constructive , phone , social media , mobile phone , internet privacy , mobile device , media use , sample (material) , business , psychology , advertising , computer science , world wide web , social psychology , sociology , telecommunications , demography , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , process (computing) , chromatography , operating system
Given adolescents' heavy social media use, this study examined a number of predictors of adolescent social media use, as well as predictors of online communication practices. Using data collected from a national sample of 467 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17, results indicate that demographics, technology access, and technology ownership are related to social media use and communication practices. Specifically, females log onto and use more constructive communication practices on Facebook compared to males. Additionally, adolescents who own smartphones engage in more constructive online communication practices than those who share regular cell phones or those who do not have access to a cell phone. Overall, results imply that ownership of mobile technologies, such as smartphones and iPads, may be more predictive of social networking site use and online communication practices than general ownership of technology
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