Longitudinal and Daily Associations between Adolescent Self-Control and Digital Technology Use

Autor/inn/en	Burnell, Kaitlyn; Andrade, Fernanda C.; Hoyle, Rick H.
Titel	Longitudinal and Daily Associations between Adolescent Self-Control and Digital Technology Use
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 59 (2023) 4, S.720-732 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Burnell, Kaitlyn)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0001444
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Adolescents; Self Control; Information Technology; Computer Use; Influence of Technology; Public Schools; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Elementary School Students; Intermediate Grades; Middle School Students; Inhibition; Handheld Devices; Internet; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Background; Social Media; Computer Mediated Communication; Student Attitudes; Leisure Time; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Selbstbeherrschung; Informationstechnologie; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Mittelstufe; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Hemmung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied; Sozioökonomische Lage; Soziale Medien; Computerkonferenz; Schülerverhalten; Freizeit
Abstract	There is fear that adolescents have limited control over their digital technology use. The current research examines longitudinal (Study 1) and daily (Study 2) associations between U.S. adolescents' self-control and digital technological impairment and use. Using a large sample (N = 2,104; Wave 1: M[subscript age] = 12.36, 52% female, 57% economically disadvantaged, 48% racial minority), Study 1 tested how changes in adolescents' self-control and perceived technological impairment co-occur across time (between-person associations) and if self-control and perceived impairment are prospectively and bidirectionally associated with each other (within-person associations). There was evidence of between-person associations, in that poorer self-control and perceived technological impairment both increase over adolescence, and these increases are positively associated with each other. However, there was no evidence of prospective within-person associations. Using a subsample from Study 1 (N = 388), Study 2 found support for a between-person association for self-control and using digital technology for entertainment, in which adolescents who reported poorer self-control relative to their peers also engaged in greater digital technology use for entertainment. There was no robust support for within-person associations. These findings suggest that adolescents with poorer self-control may have established tendencies to experience greater technological impairment and use more digital technology for entertainment, but the lack of within-person associations indicate caution is needed for a cause-and-effect relation. Adolescents with existing poorer self-control may be more vulnerable to problematic digital technology use in a developmental period where digital technology is particularly rewarding, and intervention and prevention efforts should be geared toward these adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01