In touch: Young people, communication and technologies

Henderson, Sheila; Taylor, Rebecca; Thomson, Rachel

doi:10.1080/13691180208538802

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“…On the basis of the results, it is clear, however, that the female respondents are more "safety and security" conscious, more concerned about the "negatives," and, finally, less concerned about the "functionality" of the cell phone. These results are generally consistent with previous research findings, which indicate that young males are more interested in the technology features (functionality) of their cell phones (Henderson et al 2002;Jackson et al 2001;Rakow and Navarro 1993;Shade 2007;Skog 2002). Also as regards to safety and security, which were referred to as the first-order effect social aspects by Katz (1997), prior research has discovered that the behavioral issues around safety and security are more important to female users than to male users, particularly among younger users (Campbell 2006;Carroll et al 2002;Walsh, White, and Young 2008).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Regarding cell phone usage, young people have been found to be heavy users of cell phones (Auter 2007) and also use their phones in different ways than older users (Auter 2007;Lee 2007), but the gender gap in cellular phone usage as such has practically disappeared (DeBaillon 2003;DeBaillon and Rockwell 2005). Prior research discovered, however, that young males are probably more interested in the technology features of their cell phones, and young females are, as with the use of computers and the Internet, more involved with social interaction, and thus spend more time communicating with their relatives and friends using voice calls and SMS (Henderson, Taylor, and Thompson 2002;Jackson et al 2001;Rakow and Navarro 1993;Shade 2007;Skog 2002).…”

Section: Theoretical Background Cell Phone and Communications Technolmentioning

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Behavioral Aspects of Cell Phone Usage among Youth: An Exploratory Study

Haverila

2012

Journal of International Consumer Marketing

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the behavioral aspects of cell phone use among young people in Finland. Of particular interest is the issue of gender differences. Significant differences between genders regarding the behavioral factors and specific behaviors were identified in 3 out of 6 behavioral factors and in 14 out of 30 specific behaviors. The factor formation between the genders was also investigated. The same factors emerged for both genders, but there were differences in the variable loadings. Finally, a cluster analysis was performed within each gender in order to discover distinct and unique user groups on the basis of the differences in the behavioral variables.

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Section: Theoretical Background Cell Phone and Communications Technolmentioning

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Behavioral Aspects of Cell Phone Usage among Youth: An Exploratory Study

Haverila

2012

Journal of International Consumer Marketing

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“…As another type of information and communication technology, this suggests that SNS use also might be a life-phase activity. Nevertheless, different age groups may continue to use an information and communication technology, but find different uses for it (Henderson, Taylor, & Thomson, 2002), and generations may have an affinity for particular computing technologies (McMullin, Comeau, & Jovic, 2007).…”

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Social network site changes over time: The case of MySpace

Wilkinson

Thelwall

2010

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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The uptake of social network sites (SNSs) has been highly trend-driven, with Friendster, MySpace, and Facebook being successively the most popular. Given that teens are often early adopters of communication technologies, it seems reasonable to assume that the typical user of any particular SNS would change over time, probably becoming older and covering different segments of the population. This article analyzes changes in MySpace self-reported member demographics and behavior from 2007 to 2010 using four large samples of members and focusing on the United States. The results indicate that despite its take-up rate declining, with only about 1 in 10 members being active a year after joining, the dominant (modal) age for active U.S. members remains midadolescence, but has shifted by about 2 years from 15 to 17, and the U.S. dominance of MySpace is shrinking. There also has been a dramatic increase in the median number of Friends for new U.S. members, from 12 to 96-probably due to MySpace's automated Friend Finder. Some factors show little change, however, including the female majority, the 5% minority gay membership, and the approximately 50% private profiles. In addition, there has been an increase in the proportion of Latino/Hispanic U.S. members, suggesting a shifting ethnic profile. Overall, MySpace has surprisingly stable membership demographics and is apparently maintaining its primary youth appeal, perhaps because of its music orientation.

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“…In addition, it has also been suggested that there is a general gender difference related to the use of computers, the Internet and other communication technologies. In other words, men often use the Internet more frequently than women and for different purposes (Henderson et al 2002;Livingstone et al 2005). In addition to age, education and gender, income or wealth differences are also important control variables for the examination of varying use patterns.…”

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LINKED OR DIVIDED BY THE WEB?: Internet use and sociability in four European countries

Räsänen

Kouvo

2007

Information, Communication & Society

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It is often assumed that the increased use of the new information and communication technology (ICT) can displace traditional face-to-face sociability. At the same time, it has been argued that the new ICT can also strengthen traditional forms of sociability. This article evaluates these opposite views by examining how the frequency of Internet use is connected with two forms of sociability: civic engagement and interpersonal involvement. Empirical interest is narrowed down to four European countries. The data utilized are the Finnish, British, French and Italian sections of the European Social Survey 2002 -2003 (N ¼ 6,762). The methods of analysis include cross-tabulations and logistic regression models. The findings indicate that frequent Internet use is positively associated with both forms of sociability in all countries. However, there are also cross-country differences in the strength of these associations and in the effects of sociodemographic control variables. The findings thus suggest that the contemporary development of the information society has different implications for different types of societies.

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In touch: Young people, communication and technologies

Cited by 44 publications

References 8 publications

Behavioral Aspects of Cell Phone Usage among Youth: An Exploratory Study

Behavioral Aspects of Cell Phone Usage among Youth: An Exploratory Study

Social network site changes over time: The case of MySpace

LINKED OR DIVIDED BY THE WEB?: Internet use and sociability in four European countries

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