Friendship 2.0: Adolescents' experiences of belonging and self-disclosure online

被引:178
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作者
Davis, Katie [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
关键词
Adolescence; Identity; Friendships; Digital media; Internet; IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNICATION; INTERNET; DECADE;
D O I
10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.02.013
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
This study explores the role that digital media technologies play in adolescents' experiences of friendship and identity. The author draws on findings from in-depth interviews with 32 adolescents (15 girls, 17 boys) ages 13-18 (M = 15.5 years) attending one of seven secondary schools in Bermuda. The adolescents were asked to describe the nature of their online exchanges with friends and the value they ascribe to these conversations. A thematic analysis of their responses revealed that online peer communications promote adolescents' sense of belonging and self-disclosure, two important peer processes that support identity development during adolescence. At the same time, the unique features of computer-mediated communication shape adolescents' experiences of these processes in distinct ways. Gender and age differences show that adolescents' online peer communications are not uniform; the characteristics that distinguish adolescents offline also shape their online activities. (C) 2012 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1527 / 1536
页数:10
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