Adolescents and Electronic Media: Growing Up Plugged In
This brief provides a concise overview of research relating electronic media to the health, social development, and educational outcomes of adolescents. It also presents data describing trends and inequalities in access to electronic media as well as the time adolescents spend and the activities they engage in through these media. It concludes with a brief discussion of the implications for policy, research, and data collection.
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