Parental Perceptions of Teen MySpace Behavior

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Parental Perceptions of Teen MySpace Behavior

• Albertella, M., Rosen, L., Cheever, N., Cummings,
  C., Felt, J.

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Overview

• Method
• Time spent on MySpace
• Releasing personal information on MySpace
• Interference with offline activities

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Methodology

• Two online surveys 609 pair participants
• June 2006 (267)
• Sept. 2006 (342)
• Majority of participants from Southern California
• Parents 29 male and 71 female
• Adolescents 40 male and 60 female

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Parents and MySpace

• 30 parents have their own MySpace account.
• 64 parents have seen their childs MySpace page.
• 56 parents think MySpace is just a fad.

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Time Spent on MySpace
42 parents unsure 38 parents unsure
r .71 (p (p 6
Releasing Full Name On MySpace

• Teen 44
• Parent Not Sure 30
• Yes 30
• No 40

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Releasing Address On MySpace

• Teen 8
• Parent Not Sure 28
• Yes 4
• No 68

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Releasing School Name On MySpace

• Teen 68
• Parent Not Sure 32
• Yes 44
• No 24

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Releasing Phone Number On MySpace

• Teen 22
• Parent Not Sure 31
• Yes 8
• No 61

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Releasing Email Address On MySpace

• Teen 52
• Parent Not Sure 36
• Yes 33
• No 31

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Releasing Instant Message NameOn MySpace

• Teen 55
• Parent Not Sure 40
• Yes 33
• No 27

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Releasing Social Activities On MySpace

• Teen 40
• Parent Not Sure 42
• Yes 20
• No 38

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Summary

• Time spent overestimated
• Releasing personal information underestimated
• Stronger beliefs of interference with offline
  activities

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