Title Paauglių naudojimasis mobiliaisiais telefonais socialinio elgesio kontekste /
Translation of Title Using mobile phones by adolescents in the context of social behaviour.
Authors Ramašauskienė, Giedrė
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Pages 58
Keywords [eng] Mobile phones ; adolescents ; social behaviour
Abstract [eng] Scientists, emphasizing the positive aspect of mobile phones spread, indicate that mobile phones allow us to create and maintain various social relations (Katz, 2006). They allow to create personal and group identity and their social network (Castells and others, 2007). They improve relations between persons of the same age, parents and children's, give better opportunities to children's supervision and control (Ling, Heather, 2011). However, teenagers fascination in mobile phones is uncontrolled. Wrong and intensive usage of them can cause serious social problems: they make negative relations between children and parents, they can influence and change rules of interpersonal communication with people of the same age, they can restrict direct social activity, can badly influence teenagers health and psychosocial welfare. The object of the investigation – teenagers usage of mobile phones in the context of social behaviour. The hypothesis of investigation – a very intensive usage of mobile phones in adolescence predetermines rarer contacts with members of social environment. The aim of investigation – to analyse teenagers use of mobile phones peculiarities in the context of social behaviour. The goals of investigation: 1. To analyse scientific literature revealing addiction to mobile phones theatrical aspects in the context of teenagers development peculiarities. 2. Basing on the analysis of scientific literature to arrange the investigation instrument, which allows to ascertain: - The frequency and character of use of mobile phones. - Teenagers use of mobile phones frequencies and character and the correlation of social behaviour demonstration. - Correlation between use of mobile phones and addiction to them. – Prevention which is going on at educational institutions. 3. According to the results of investigation, we must present recommendations to the participants of social environment which will allow to accomplish prevention activities on addiction to mobile phones. Methods of investigation: 1. Theoretical inquiry methods: - analysis of scientific literature using induction and systemic theoretical methods. 2. Empirical methods: quantative investigation which was made by filling questionnaires. Open questionnaires answers were integrated into analysis of investigation.
Type Master thesis
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2014