Research Methodology and Technology
Using text messaging to affect teen health
Summary:
This presentation explores general indicators of text messaging use among US teens; explains our ‘philosophy’ of technology and health (when to use technology, when to use traditional delivery methods); and discusses a case study: TXTing 4 Bettering Parenting project.
Findings include:
1. Young people are using text messaging (1:4 10-15 year olds).
2. We need to harness the technologies [...]
Ethical issues of asking youth sensitive questions about aggressive and seriously violent behaviors
Summary:
This presentation uses data from the Growing up with Media study to further the understanding of asking sensitive health questions to youth. A major gap in our understanding of the ethics of asking sensitive health questions to children, and therefore a major gap in our ability to address related concerns, is the impact these questions [...]
Issues of language and frequency in measurement of cyberbullying: Data from the Growing up with Media survey
Summary:
This presentations discusses issues with cyberbullying measurement, specifically:
1. Should we use a definition, or a list of behavioral items
2. How does the timeframe affect prevalence rates? Response options for frequency?
3. Data source sampling method
Results were based on a literature review of cyberbully articles published as of July 2009.
Findings include:
- A lot of variation in measurement [...]
Using technology for adolescent research
Summary:
This presentation discusses reasons for using techonology in adolescent research. A case study is provided using the Growing up With Media survey to illustrate a that used computer-based technologies Using computer-based technology to conduct the study allowed us to achieve our goals of a nationally representative data, a longitudinal survey, a complex survey with lots [...]
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