College Students’ Communication with Parents: How Technology Impacts the Family Ronald A. Fannin, Ph.D. Mary Bold, Ph.D., CFLE Texas Woman’s University Matt Dodd, Ph.D., M.MFT Abilene Christian University Current Statistics on Use of Technology: Prepared by Layli Pham, M.S.
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College Students’ Communication with Parents:
How Technology Impacts the Family
Ronald A. Fannin, Ph.D.
Mary Bold, Ph.D., CFLE
Texas Woman’s University
Matt Dodd, Ph.D., M.MFT
Abilene Christian University
Current Statistics on Use of Technology: Prepared by Layli Pham, M.S.
Separation
and Connection
Identity
AchievementMoratorium
Foreclosure Diffusion
Current Statistics on Use of Technology
• 93% of youth use the Internet
and 94% of their parents do, too
• 87% of parents of 12-17 year olds use the internet
• Teens are more likely to call tech devices
“helpful” than are their parents
• Parents are more likely to regulate content of
Internet sites than the amount of
time on the Internet
• 96% of 9-17 year old students with Internet access
chat, text, blog, and communicate online
• 96% of school districts assign Internet homework
• 77% of children 8-14 shop on the Internet
• 14% have helped parents with income tax returns
• 20% of 8-14 year olds have e-mail accounts
their parents do not know about
Top 10 Teen Gadgets:
Computer Cell Phone iPod/MP3
Digital Camera Game System Flash Drive
Television TiVo DVD
Microwave
Research Conceptualization
Family Life Cycle Stage / Life Course (Leaving Home for College)