Abstract
Little research exists into adolescents' rationales for using ICQ (I Seek You) and these adolescents' relationships with their peers, families, and strangers in ICQ communication. Our curiosity about these subjects led us to adopt a qualitative inquiry, a multiple case study of ten adolescents via purposive sampling. Three major results were discerned: (1) rationales for using ICQ as a major communication tool and for its entertainment functions, (2) contents of ICQ included the participants' school lives, peer relationships, family issues, and playing games, and (3) the participants' relationships with their peers, family, and strangers like female adolescents are more protective than males. Finally, adolescents' voices should be amplified in order to let adults respond to their contextual practices such as ICQ.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-19 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Qualitative Report |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Jun 2009 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- And case study
- Hong Kong
- ICQ (I seek you)
- Qualitative study
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Cultural Studies
- Education