Adolescents' text message communication and growth in antisocial behavior across the first year of high school.
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SUBMITTER: Ehrenreich SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3946802 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
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Adolescents' text message communication and growth in antisocial behavior across the first year of high school.
Ehrenreich Samuel E SE Underwood Marion K MK Ackerman Robert A RA
Journal of abnormal child psychology 20140201 2
This study examined whether adolescents communicate about antisocial topics and behaviors via text messaging and how adolescents' antisocial text message communication relates to growth in rule-breaking and aggression as reported by youth, parents, and teachers. Participants (n = 172; 82 girls) received BlackBerry devices configured to capture all text messages sent and received. Four days of text messages during the 9th grade year were coded for discussion of antisocial activities. The majority ...[more]
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