A Six-Year Longitudinal Study of Texting Trajectories During Adolescence.

• Autores: Sarah M. Coyne, Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Hailey G. Holmgren
• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 89, Nº. 1, 2018, págs. 58-65
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study examined growth trajectories of texting (and other media) over a 6-year time period. Participants were 425 adolescents from Washington, USA (age 13 at Time 1, age 18 at Time 6; 48% male, 68% European American). Analyses suggested a curvilinear pattern for texting and social media use, with rates peaking during midadolescence. There was also considerable heterogeneity in trajectories of texting. A growth mixture model revealed four distinct classes of individuals: perpetuals (14%), decreasers (7%), moderates (68%), and increasers (11%). Higher levels of depression, being a male, and coming from a single-parent family predicted being a "perpetual" texter. Perpetuals had the most problematic outcomes compared to other classes, including higher depression, anxiety, aggression, and poor relationships with fathers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]