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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Digital generations, but not as we know them
Federico De LucaSakari TaipaleLeopoldina Fortunatisubject
ta520young adultsEmerging technologies050801 communication & media studiesdigital native generation0508 media and communicationsdigital native generationsdigital technology diffusionnuoretArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Computer literacydigital generationsdigital technology useadolescentsSociologydigital generationdigital technologiesta113nuoret aikuisetyouthCommunication05 social sciencesAdvertisingyouthsdigitaalitekniikkaadolescents youths young adults digital generations digital native generations digital technologies050903 gender studiesEU5nuoruusPosition (finance)digital technologydiginatiivit0509 other social sciencesdescription
The aim of this article is to see whether or not adolescents were the real leaders of the digital ‘revolution’ in the 1990s and whether they have sustained or even improved their position in the 2000s. The analysis is based on two surveys carried out in Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain in 1996 ( N = 6609) and in 2009 ( N = 7255). The results show that the adolescents belonging to the first digital generation in 1996 were the most equipped with new technologies, although not the most intensive users. In 2009, the adolescents lost their position as the leading adopters and lagged behind youth and young adults regarding the use of new technologies and computer skills.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies |