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Lenhart, Amanda; Ling, Rich; Campbell, Scott; Purcell, Kristen – Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2010
Daily text messaging among American teens has shot up in the past 18 months, from 38% of teens texting friends daily in February of 2008 to 54% of teens texting daily in September 2009. And it's not just frequency--teens are sending enormous quantities of text messages a day. Half of teens send 50 or more text messages a day, or 1,500 texts a…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Age, Focus Groups, Adolescents
Zook, Joan M.; Repinski, Daniel J. – 2002
Noting that when adolescents select friends, they are creating a relationship context that will be an important source of influence, this study examined the criteria adolescents use when choosing friends. Adolescents in grades 7 and 10 were interviewed about the criteria they used when selecting friends, particularly the importance they placed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences
Delaware Univ., Newark. Kids Count in Delaware. – 1998
This Kids Count special report examines attitudes of adolescents in Delaware toward smoking and the use of tobacco products. Data are based on interviews with middle and high school students conducted by journalism students at Glasgow High School under the supervision of their teacher, and on statewide data. The report presents statewide data and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents