Psychology

Beyond effects: Adolescents as active media users

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This is an overview of the special Issue, "Adolescents Uses of Media." The articles in the special issue are described as taking the uses and gratifications approach, which emphasizes that people make choices about the media they consume and that people differ in their interpretations of media content. The common goal of the articles is to integrate this approach with developmental perspectives on adolescence. Common themes include adolescents as active media users, the developmental context of adolescence, the cultural context of media use, and integrative and innovative methodological approaches. © 1995 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Publication Title

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Publication Date

1995

Volume

24

Issue

5

First Page

511

Last Page

518

ISSN

0047-2891

DOI

10.1007/BF01537053

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