"She Posted It on Facebook": Mexican American Adolescents’ Experiences With Technology and Romantic Relationship Conflict  

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Rueda, Heidi Adams ; Lindsay, Megan ; Williams, Lela Rankin

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Adolescent Research (http://jar.sagepub.com/) vol. 30 no. 4 (Jul. 2015), page 419-445.
Topik: technology; adolescence; violence; romantic relationships; qualitative methods; Latinos
Fulltext: JAR_30_04_419.pdf (682.79KB)

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We examined experiences with technology and dating conflict among Mexican American (MA) adolescents (ages 15-17 years) using mixed qualitative methodologies. Focus groups, divided by three levels of acculturation and gender (N = 20), and videotaped observations of couples (N = 34), found that technology (i.e., cell phones, social media) afforded adolescents increased visibility of their partners’ day-to-day peer interactions. Feelings of romantic jealousy resulted in text message harassment and the expectation of immediate technology-facilitated contact. Females were more flirtatious as well as emotionally affected by jealousy resulting from social media sites, and males set rules regarding other-sex texting. Social media was particularly salient among more highly acculturated youth. Online spaces offered an opportunity for outside parties to observe unhealthy relationships and to offer support.

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