How Adolescents Use Text Messaging Through their High School Years

Co‐construction theory suggests adolescents use digital communication to address developmental challenges. For a sample of 214 ethnically diverse adolescents, this research used direct observation to investigate the frequency, content, and timing of texting with parents, peers, and romantic partners through grades 9–12. Analyses showed that texting frequency follows a curvilinear trajectory, peaking in eleventh grade. Adolescents discussed a range of topics, predominantly with peers. Communication with parents was less frequent, but consistent over time. Approximately 45‐65% of adolescents communicated with romantic partners, texting heavily and about topics similar to those discussed with peers. Texting may help adolescents navigate key developmental challenges of adolescence—the establishment of autonomy, intimate peer relationships, romantic relationships, and self‐identity

sj-docx-3-hpq-10.1177_13591053221144440 – Supplemental material for Adjusting to the COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States: The impact of disruptions on habits and changes in health behaviors

Supplemental material, sj-docx-3-hpq-10.1177_13591053221144440 for Adjusting to the COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States: The impact of disruptions on habits and changes in health behaviors by Fernanda C Andrade, Rick H Hoyle and Kaitlyn Burnell in Journal of Health Psychology</p