School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Road, GR 41, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA,
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2014 Feb;42(2):251-64. doi: 10.1007/s10802-013-9783-3.
This study examined whether adolescents communicate about antisocial topics and behaviors via text messaging and how adolescents' antisocial text message communication relates to growth in rule-breaking and aggression as reported by youth, parents, and teachers. Participants (n = 172; 82 girls) received BlackBerry devices configured to capture all text messages sent and received. Four days of text messages during the 9th grade year were coded for discussion of antisocial activities. The majority of participants engaged in at least some antisocial text message communication. Text messaging about antisocial activities significantly predicted increases in parent, teacher, and self-reports of adolescents' rule-breaking behavior, as well as teacher and self-reports of adolescents' aggressive behavior. Text message communication may provide instrumental information about how to engage in antisocial behavior and reinforce these behaviors as normative within the peer group.
本研究旨在探讨青少年是否通过短信交流反社会话题和行为,以及青少年的反社会短信交流如何与青少年、家长和老师报告的违规和攻击行为的增长相关。参与者(n=172;82 名女孩)收到配置为捕获所有发送和接收短信的 BlackBerry 设备。在 9 年级期间,对 4 天的短信进行编码,以了解反社会活动的讨论情况。大多数参与者都至少进行了一些反社会短信交流。关于反社会活动的短信交流显著预测了青少年违规行为的增加,包括父母、老师和青少年自身的报告,以及老师和青少年自身对攻击行为的报告。短信交流可能提供了关于如何从事反社会行为的有用信息,并在同伴群体内强化这些行为的规范性。