Middaugh Ellen, Clark Lynn Schofield, Ballard Parissa J
Department of Child and Adolescent Development, San José State University, San Jose, California;
Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado; and.
Pediatrics. 2017 Nov;140(Suppl 2):S127-S131. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1758Q.
Research on the social implications of adolescent technology use often focuses on identifying and preventing risk. However, adolescence is also a time of rapidly expanding capacities, expectations of autonomy, and identity exploration. In this article, we highlight findings from research in the field of youth civic development, which point to the importance of youth civic engagement during adolescence for later adult civic engagement as well as for promoting positive developmental outcomes. Researchers suggest that certain forms of Internet use (such as information seeking, social network site use, media production, and participation in online communities) promote civic engagement and that digital tools play an important role in youth empowerment efforts. In this article, we suggest a need for greater attention to efforts to promote digital media competencies among adolescents and for greater coordination of research on adolescent risk and adolescent autonomy and empowerment related to Internet use.
对青少年技术使用的社会影响的研究通常侧重于识别和预防风险。然而，青少年时期也是能力迅速发展、对自主性有期望以及进行身份探索的时期。在本文中，我们强调了青年公民发展领域的研究结果，这些结果指出青少年时期的青年公民参与对于后期成年公民参与以及促进积极的发展成果的重要性。研究人员认为，某些形式的互联网使用（如信息搜索、社交网站使用、媒体制作以及参与在线社区）能促进公民参与，并且数字工具在增强青年权能的努力中发挥着重要作用。在本文中，我们建议需要更加关注提高青少年数字媒体能力的努力，以及加强与互联网使用相关的青少年风险、青少年自主性和赋权研究的协调。
