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Peers or Parents? Predicting Teenagers’ Preferred Context for Talking About Online Experiences

Sun, May 27, 12:30 to 13:45, Hilton Prague, Floor: LL, Congress Hall II - Exhibit Hall/Posters

Abstract

Whether teenagers talk with parents or peers about their online experiences contributes to explaining what internet activities they engage in and how these activities affect them. Drawing on a survey with 1,811 adolescents we analyze the sociodemographic variables, personality traits, and online usage preferences that characterize teenagers who comparably often talk with parents or peers about online activities. Results show that teenagers who are open and who use a lot of audiovisual material online tend to talk with parents and peers at an above average frequency. Girls and teenagers who use the internet for researching information prefer talking with parents about their online experiences. Teenagers with low agreeableness and conscientiousness as well as heavy internet users prefer talking with peers about what they do online. The results can inform intervention programs aimed at teenagers with excessive internet use as they show how central peers are to their internet use habits.

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