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Seven Fears and the Science of How Mobile Technologies May Be Influencing Adolescents in the Digital Age

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George, Madeleine J., Odgers, Candice L.·2015·Perspectives on Psychological Science

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Close to 90% of U.S. adolescents now own or have access to a mobile phone, and they are using them frequently. Adolescents send and receive an average of over 60 text messages per day from their devices, and over 90% of adolescents now access the Internet from a mobile device at least occasionally. Many adults are asking how this constant connectivity is influencing adolescents' development. In this article, we examine seven commonly voiced fears about the influence of mobile technologies on adolescents' safety (e.g., cyberbullying and online solicitation), social development (e.g., peer relationships, parent-child relationships, and identity development), cognitive performance, and sleep. Three sets of findings emerge. First, with some notable exceptions (e.g., sleep disruption and new tools for bullying), most online behaviors and threats to well-being are mirrored in the offline world, such that offline factors predict negative online experiences and effects. Second, the effects of mobile technologies are not uniform, in that benefits appear to be conferred for some adolescents (e.g., skill building among shy adolescents), whereas risk is exacerbated among others (e.g., worsening existing mental health problems). Third, experimental and quasi-experimental studies that go beyond a reliance on self-reported information are required to understand how, for whom, and under what conditions adolescents' interactions with mobile technologies influence their still developing social relationships, brains, and bodies.

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Authors: George, M. J., & Odgers, C. L.
Affiliations: Duke University (US)
Corresponding author: Odgers, Candice L.
ORCID: George, Madeleine J.
Odgers, Candice L.
Venue: Perspectives on Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2015-11
Volume: 10
Issue: 6
Pages: 832-851
ISSN: 1745-6916 (ISSN-L)
1745-6924
DOI: 10.1177/1745691615596788
PMC: PMC4654691
OpenAlex: W2274084718
Cited by: 266
References: 117
Citations by year: 2026: 17 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 4
FWCI: 38.70
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Perspectives on Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD061298, P2CHD065563, R24HD065563, R01HD061298)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords: mobile technology use, adolescents, cyberbullying, online solicitation, sleep disruption, cognitive performance, identity construction, peer relationships, parent-child relationship, adolescent mental health
MeSH terms: Adolescent Health, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Psychology, Adolescent, Cognition, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Mental Health, Sleep, Internet, Cell Phone, Adolescent Development, Bullying

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