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influences on media use of peer groups  

Definition

  • Adolescents spend a significant portion of their time using media, commonly for purposes of entertainment, identity formation, experiencing high sensation, coping, and youth culture identification. Information about how peers influence such media use comes from self-reports gathered from surveys and questionnaires or from studies using qualitative methods. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Peer Groups, Influences on Media Use of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LQDKD8F1-F

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