Valuing E-Inclusion: Social Media and the Social Networks of Adolescents with Intellectual Disability

Autor/inn/en	White, Pippa; Forrester-Jones, Rachel
Titel	Valuing E-Inclusion: Social Media and the Social Networks of Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 24 (2020) 3, S.381-397 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (White, Pippa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-6295
DOI	10.1177/1744629518821240
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Adolescents; Interpersonal Relationship; Intellectual Disability; Friendship; Telecommunications; Social Networks; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Students with Disabilities; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Freundschaft; Telekommunikationstechnik; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Prädiktor; Ausland; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Background: Social media is a growing phenomenon, yet people with intellectual disability (ID) may not experience comparable access to this communication technology. Adolescents with ID may benefit from e-inclusion, especially as individuals with ID are at risk of having smaller social networks. Materials and Methods: The Social Network Guide was adapted to measure social media usage and used to examine the interpersonal relationships of adolescents with and without ID. Results: Adolescents with ID held smaller social networks with less developed informal relationships. However, friendship quality was comparable or superior to typically developing peers. Adolescents with ID interacted with a smaller percentage of contacts using social media. Social media use was predictive of the number of reported friendships and did not significantly predict critical comments. Conclusions: Findings suggest that adolescents with ID have comparable access to social media but use these sites to interact with a smaller number of social contacts. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01