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Teens & Texting Study: CT Kids Today are All “Thumbs”

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010   

HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut teens today seem to be "all thumbs," and it's due to an increase in sending text messages, according to a new study released by The Pew Internet and American Life Project. The study looked at teens aged 12 to 17 and found that cell phone texting is now the favorite mode of communication, ranking higher than emails, phone calls or meeting face-to-face, when it comes to their friends.

One in three teens who text sends more than 100 text messages a day, which is not as outrageous as it sounds, says Scott Campbell, report co-author.

"If you think about just sort of a conversation, and this as an extended conversation with multiple people throughout the day, conversations take a lot of turns, there's a lot of little one word responses."

Campbell says that some parents worry that texting is taking the place of "real" face-to-face conversations. Campbell says it has not affected the quantity of in-person communication, but it could affect quality.

"That's if you're sitting with your parents at the dinner table and text-messaging with your friends, or being in class and text-messaging with people."

Campbell says one thing parents might not appreciate in terms of this relatively new form of communication, is that teens are learning what he says are valuable skills by communicating in short spurts.

"Being able to get your point across in 140 or less is becoming a valuable skill for top executives who are trying to get their message out to a larger audience."

In terms of teens communicating with parents, the study reports that good old-fashioned cell phone calls are still the preferred method.

The Pew report, "Teens and Mobile Phones" is available at:
pewinternet.org





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