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Title:
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VIRTUAL INDEPENDENCE: TEEN SOCIAL MEDIA USE
DURING THE SUMMER OF QUARANTINE |
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Author(s):
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Vanessa P. Dennen, Stacey A. Rutledge, Lauren M. Bagdy, Stephen Bunn, Daeun Jung,
Casey Cargill, Catherine Cosgrove, Amber Hedquist and Shannon McWaters |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-30-6 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Mário Macedo |
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Year:
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2021 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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COVID-19, Informal Learning, Social Media, Teenagers |
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Type:
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Short |
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First Page:
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211 |
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Last Page:
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215 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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During Summer 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic limited people's contact with others outside of their households.
Teenagers experienced a great deal of disruption to their lives and found themselves reliant on their phones and social
media to occupy their time and maintain peer connections. In this study, we examine the activities of 43 teens in the
United States. Teens were interviewed twice and kept week-long video diaries documenting their daily online and offline
activities. Findings show that social media activities were critical for maintaining friendships and provided a sense of
virtual independence during quarantine. Teens also pursued independent informal learning activities via social media.
However, themes of shame also arose, with teens internalizing negative messages from parents and media about social
media use. |
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