...technology. Compared to teens, undergraduates had higher ownership rates of laptop computers, cell phones, and PDA's. Undergraduates used technology for communication purposes about five-and-a-half hours per day, evenly divided between written and verbal modes. Multiple technologies, including instant and text messaging, were used for quick conversations but phone and face-to-face were the predominant means for more personal communication.

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Technology has become a daily part of adolescents' lives. Teens are spending increasing amounts of time using computers and internet access, cell phones, text messaging, and instant messaging. It has been reported that internet usage among teens who had access to it averaged approximately 3 hours per week and over 10% of the teens surveyed use it more than 16 hours per week (Subrahmanyam, Greenfield, Kraut, and Gross, 2001). The Pew Internet and American Life Project (2005) surveyed teens between the ages of 12-17 years old to examine their use of technology and found that 51% who use the internet reported that they go online on a daily basis. Additionally, 24% of online teens use the internet several times a day (Pew Internet and American Life Project, 2005).

Research has shown that technology ownership in this population is increasing. In a survey of 12-17 year old adolescents, 84% reported owning at least one personal media device while 44% reported owning two or more devices (Pew Internet and American Life Project, 2005). Of teens surveyed in the Pew and American Life Project (2005), 73% owned desktop computers, 18% owned laptop computers, and 45% owned a cell phone. Similar findings of cell phone ownership were reported in a survey of tweens and teens between the ages of 10-18 years old with 44% reporting owning a cell phone (mKids study, 2005).

Studies have reported that teens use the internet to play games online, get news online, make purchases online, and get health information online (Pew and American Life Project, 2005). Teens surveyed...

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