Teens and Mobile Phones
Text messaging explodes as teens embrace it as the centerpiece of their communication strategies with friends.
Overview Cell phones are now well integrated into the lives of American teens and their families.[25.numoffset=”25″ Unless otherwise noted, the data in this report refers to cell phone-owning teens.] As of September 2009, 75% of American teens ages 12-17 have a cell phone, a number that has steadily increased from 45% of teens in November […]
Parental and institutional regulation of teens’ mobile phone use. As cell phones become increasingly ubiquitous in the backpacks and back pockets of American teens, parents and schools struggle with how to manage teens’ constant connectivity to friends, networks and the information that these devices allow. Teens in our focus groups talked about how in many […]
Parents’ and teens’ overall assessment of the role of cell phones in their lives Parents and teens have quite similar overall attitudes about the role of cell phones in their lives, though teens are more likely to salute the upside of constant connectivity and bemoan the downside. Perpetual availability breeds safety – or at least […]
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The latest in a series of reports about the Millennial Generation, from Pew Social and Demo…