Distracted: Academic Performance Differences between Teen Users and Non-Users of MySpace and other Communication Technology

This study examined the differences in academic performance between teen users and non-users of various communication technologies. Participants included 517 high school students who completed a self-report survey. The results revealed that approximately 3/4 of the teens had a MySpace account and a...

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Main Authors: Tamyra A. Pierce, Roberto Vaca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
Online Access:http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/E214BL.pdf