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reportApr 22, 2025

Parents are more worried than teens about teen mental health. Both groups – especially parents – partly blame social media. But teens also see benefits.

featureAug 27, 2024

Is it harder being a teen today? Or do they have it easier than those of past generations? We asked parents and teens who say being a teenager has gotten harder or easier to explain in their own words why they think so.

short readJan 15, 2025

Teens are far more likely to say it’s acceptable to use ChatGPT for research (54%) than for math problems (29%) and essays (18%).

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presentationApr 7, 2011

“How Do [They] Even Do That?” Myths and Facts About the Impact of Technology on the Lives of American Teens

This talk explores commonly held assumptions about how teens and young adults use technology. Do teens really send that many text messages a day? Is Twitter the next big thing among young adults? Are landlines obsolete?
presentationMar 31, 2011

“When I text I can say just what I want to say:” Gender and Adolescents’ Use of Text Messaging with Peers

This symposium at SRCD’s biennial meeting examines how adolescent boys and girls communicate with peers via text messaging.
presentationFeb 9, 2011

Trends in Teen Communication and Social Media Use

Kristen Purcell presents Pew Internet findings on teen communication and social media use as part of a joint webinar with the Girl Scout Research Institute. (Updated with slides)
reportFeb 3, 2011

Generations and their gadgets

While many devices have become popular across generations, younger adults are leading the way in increased mobility, preferring laptops to desktops and using their cell phones for a variety of functions.
reportDec 16, 2010

Generations 2010: What different generations do online

An at-a-glance guide to how different generations of online Americans use the internet.
reportDec 16, 2010

Generations 2010: Trends in online activities

A “heat map” showing major trends in how different generations of online Americans use the internet over time.
reportDec 16, 2010

Generations 2010

Major trends in how different generations of Americans use the internet
reportDec 1, 2010

Is the age at which kids get cell phones getting younger?

What is the average age at which American kids get cell phones? and is it getting younger?
reportNov 16, 2010

Facebook Messages – some say it’s an “email killer,” others disagree; Pew Internet data shows us where email stands today among youth

With Facebook’s announcement of the rollout of “Facebook Messages,” we offer our data on teens’ communication landscape as context for understanding the potential implications of the new feature.
presentationNov 9, 2010

Teens and Mobile Phones: Exploring safety issues as mobile phones become the communications hub for American teens

In this talk, presented to the Family Online Safety Institute’s annual conference in November 2010, senior research specialist Amanda Lenhart discussed the safety issues that arise as mobile phones become the communications hub for American teens.

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Why Many Parents and Teens Think It’s Harder Being a Teen Today

About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork – double the share in 2023

Teens & Tech

“How Do [They] Even Do That?” Myths and Facts About the Impact of Technology on the Lives of American Teens

“When I text I can say just what I want to say:” Gender and Adolescents’ Use of Text Messaging with Peers

Generations and their gadgets

Generations 2010: What different generations do online

Generations 2010: Trends in online activities

Generations 2010

Is the age at which kids get cell phones getting younger?

Teens and Mobile Phones: Exploring safety issues as mobile phones become the communications hub for American teens