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<p>The present article examines cross-media use among 10- to 16-year-old Danish children and adolescents. Our research interest is in identifying and affirming patterns among media use, gender and age. Using a methodological design that combines qualitative and quantitative methods, we interviewed participants regarding their media use and paired our qualitative findings with quantitative rating inquiries generated from Danish commercial databases. Our results suggest that although cross-media use is complex and differs according to age and gender, media are often used for similar purposes, e.g., sustaining social relationships.</p>
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The present article examines cross-media use among 10- to 16-year-old Danish children and adolescents. Our research interest is in identifying and affirming patterns among media use, gender and age. Using a methodological design that combines qualitative and quantitative methods, we interviewed participants regarding their media use and paired our qualitative findings with quantitative rating inquiries generated from Danish commercial databases. Our results suggest that although cross-media use is complex and differs according to age and gender, media are often used for similar purposes, e.g., sustaining social relationships.

Patterns of Media Use and Reflections on Media among young Danes

Department of Communication and Psychology

Media Studies, Department of Culture and Communication

Nordicom Review

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The present article examines cross-media use among 10- to 16-year-old Danish children and adolescents. Our research interest is in identifying and affirming...

Patterns of Media Use and Reflections on Media among young Danes

Online veröffentlicht: 29. Okt. 2015

Seitenbereich: 97 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2015-0019

Schlüsselwörter
cross-media use, children, adolescents, gender

© 2015 Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Patterns of Media Use and Reflections on Media among young Danes

Online veröffentlicht: 29. Okt. 2015

Seitenbereich: 97 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2015-0019

Schlüsselwörtercross-media use, children, adolescents, gender

© 2015 Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
cross-media use, children, adolescents, gender