@article{ref1,
title=""I'm a stalker and proud of it": adolescent girls' perceptions of the mixed utilities associated with internet and social networking use in their dating relationships",
journal="Youth and society",
year="2019",
author="Howard, Donna E. and Debnam, Katrina J. and Strausser, Amanda",
volume="51",
number="6",
pages="773-792",
abstract="Social media provides a context within which adolescents enact key developmental tasks, yet the role technology plays in adolescent dating relationships is a relatively new field of investigation. In-depth interviews were conducted with adolescent girls (N = 70; White: 42.1%, Black: 37.1%, Hispanic or Latino: 4.3%, mixed race: 11.4%) to explore motivations for, and engagement with, technology in the context of dating dynamics. Girls were asked, &quot;Do you think the Internet has influenced your ideas about dating and dating relationships?&quot; Three main themes emerged, each with subthemes: Theme 1 addressed the Positive Utilities of Social Media in Dating Relationships, Theme 2 addressed the Negative Utilities of Social Media in Dating Relationships, and Theme 3 addressed Mixed Utilities--The Intersection of Positive and Negative Utilities. <br><br>FINDINGS present a complex understanding of teens' perceptions of social media tools, particularly their mixed utilities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0044-118X",
doi="10.1177/0044118X17716948",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118X17716948"
}