Social Media Use and Early Adolescents’ Academic Achievement: Variations by Parent-Adolescent Communication and Gender

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Author(s)Gordon, Mellissa S.
Author(s)Ohannessian, Christine McCauley
Date Accessioned2024-08-13T13:21:20Z
Date Available2024-08-13T13:21:20Z
Publication Date2023-06-21
DescriptionThis article was originally published in Youth and Society Volume 56, Issue 4, May 2024, Pages 651-672. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X231180317. © The Author(s) 2023, Article Reuse Guidelines https://sagepub.com/journals-permissions This research was featured in UDaily on 3/12/2024 at https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/march/social-media-academic-achievement-research/
AbstractResearch investigating social media use typically focus on late adolescents and young adults, despite a growing number of early adolescents, 93% to 97%—having at least one social media platform. Also, early adolescents are more likely to engage with newer sites, such as Snapchat and Instagram, than older platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Given the evolving landscape of social media, the present study examines the impact of the use of various social media platforms, along with its moderating effects, on adolescents’ academic achievement, using a sample of N = 1,459 early adolescents. Results were such that, as frequency of use on each platform: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat increased, academic achievement decreased. Specific to interaction effects, frequent use of Facebook and Instagram and early adolescents’ academic achievement were moderated by motheradolescent communication; while gender moderated the association between frequent use of Twitter and Snapchat and early adolescents’ academic achievement. Implications are discussed.
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CitationGordon, M. S., & Ohannessian, C. M. (2024). Social Media Use and Early Adolescents’ Academic Achievement: Variations by Parent-Adolescent Communication and Gender. Youth & Society, 56(4), 651-672. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X231180317
ISSN1552-8499
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/34675
Languageen_US
PublisherYouth and Society
Keywordseducational achievement
Keywordsgender
Keywordsmedia
Keywordselectronic
Keywordsparenting
TitleSocial Media Use and Early Adolescents’ Academic Achievement: Variations by Parent-Adolescent Communication and Gender
TypeArticle
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