Index
Barrie Gunter
(University of Leicester, UK)
Children and Mobile Phones: Adoption, Use, Impact, and Control
ISBN: 978-1-78973-036-4, eISBN: 978-1-78973-035-7
Publication date: 8 May 2019
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Gunter, B. (2019), "Index", Children and Mobile Phones: Adoption, Use, Impact, and Control, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 203-210. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-035-720191002
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Copyright © 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited
INDEX
Absenteeism from school
, 117
Acquisition of mobile phones
, 10
Actor-network theory
, 4, 62–63
Addiction
internet
, 88
to mobile phones
, 80–87, 89
Adolescents/adolescence
, 28
adoption of mobile phones
, 6–7
attraction mobile phones
, 6
brain tumour disease in
, 137
cyber-bullying
, 118
fundamental aspect of
, 104
investigation of brain tumour risk
, 95
literacy skills
, 131
longitudinal panel survey
, 90
mobile phone penetration
, 113
peer group acceptance
, 64–65
peer relationships
, 72
personalised ‘branding’ of mobile phones
, 8
research with
, 118
romantic relationships
, 73–74, 104
sexual awakening in
, 68
and sexual identity
, 104
Adults
, 5, 54
Anthropomorphism
, 70
Anxiety
, 26, 50
Applications, mobile
, 123
Australia, mobile phone penetration in
, 31–32
Baby Boomers
, 7
Bedroom culture
, 164
Behavioural
commitment
, 81
criteria
, 86
displacement
, 81
reactions
, 85
Brain damage, young people at risk of
, 95
Brands of mobile
, 9, 21–23
Bulgaria, M-Tel in
, 163
Bullying
, 113
behaviour
, 115
cyber-bullying
, 111–119
Capital letters, absence of
, 129
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA)
, 161
Child mobile market, diversity in
, 152–154
Children
, 35, 54
brain tumour disease in
, 137
cyber-bullying
, 118
establishing competencies
, 154–155
immaturity
, 11
investigation of brain tumour risk
, 95
level of risk
, 102
literacy skills
, 131
making calls and sending messages
, 37–42
mobile dependence
, 151–152
mobile literacy
, 155–156
using mobile phones
, 95
and new communications adoption
, 4–5, 7
with predictive-text phones
, 130
social circumstances
, 26
use of mobile phones
, 83
Children’s lives, mobiles impact on
, 46–48
cognitive effects
, 137–141
concerns about kids and mobile phones
, 75–76
education and mobile phones
, 144–146
lasting psychological effects of exposure
, 136–137
mobile phones and family life
, 26–27
mobile social communities
, 27–37
mobility
, 59
social impact of mobile phone use
, 141–144
social significance
, 60–75
Cognitive effects
, 137–141
Collectivistic value systems
, 21
Commentators
, 125
Communication
industry regulator
, 35–36
mobile
, 13, 17, 26, 52, 62–67
portable
, 13–14, 17
remote
, 27
technologies
, 6, 12, 35, 104
Competitive payment packages
, 10
Complexity theory
, 6
‘Compulsion/persistence’ personality dimension
, 89
Compulsive use
, 86
Computer technology and applications
, 69
Computer-mediated communications
, 126
Confederation of European Posts and Telecommunications (CEPT)
, 161
Connecting
, 123
Consumer markets
, 15
Convergent media ecology
, 48
Coolness of mobile
, 72–73
Cordless phones
, 29
Crimes Against Children Research Center
, 117
Cross-cultural ethnographic research
, 66
Cross-gender texting
, 55
Cultures
bedroom culture
, 164
cultural factors
, 164
variances between
, 163–165
Cyber-bullying
, 161
risks from
, 111–119
Cyber-harassment
, 118
Cyber-world
, 100
Danish National Birth Cohort study
, 93
Department of General Practice
, 105
Department of Health
, 92
Department of Trade and Industry
, 92
Dependent users
, 82
Desk-top computers
, 36–37
DG Information Society and Media (DG INFSO)
, 162
Digital communications
, 40
media
, 35, 138
networks
, 16
Digital natives
, 146
Digital technology
, 115
Displacement effects of television
, 80
Disrupted sleep
, 89
Diversity
in child mobile market
, 152–154
functionality of mobile phone
, 21
Domestication of technology
, 63
E-book
, 81, 158
readers
, 36–37
Earache
, 91
EC Safer Internet Programme
, 100
Education
educationally oriented mobile devices and applications
, 81
mobile educational technologies
, 123
and mobile phones
, 144–146
Electromagnetic
fields
, 137
radiation
, 94
Electronic devices
, 81, 158–159
Email
, 54
Emergence of mobile phoning
dramatic rise of mobile cellular phone
, 15
mobile brand
, 21–23
mobile phones and users’ lives
, 18–20
mobile technology and internet
, 17
societal implications of mobile growth
, 16–17
telephones
, 13–14
Emma Bond of UK’s University of Essex
, 96
Emoticons
, (see Emotional lexicons)
Emotional identity in mobile world
, 70–71
Emotional lexicons
, 124
Emotional risks of exposing private profiles
, 109–111
Ethnographers
, 109
Ethnography
, 47
EU Kids Online project (2010)
, 101–102, 110, 114–116, 154
Exacerbating risk potential
, 160
Excessive engagement
, 89
Excessive users
, 82
Experience sampling methodology
, 156
Exposure
psychological effects of
, 136–137
radiation
, 96
radiofrequency
, 140
Extreme anxiety
, 117
Face-to-face
communication
, 52
encounters
, 126
interactions
, 64
Facebook
, 17, 45, 75–76, 109, 114, 138, 151–152, 156
Family life, mobile phones and
, 26–27
Family-oriented society
, 165
Fatigue
, 91
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
, 161
First cell phone call (1973)
, 15
Fixed telephone lines
, 13
Focus group interviews
, 85
Follow-up study
, 127–128
Formal writing
, 133
Format restrictions of remote and mediated communications
, 126
Frequency of texting
, 127–129
Gadgets
, 49
Gender and mobile phones
, 8–9
gender, text messaging and social networks
, 53–56
ICTs
, 49
and mobile behaviour among young people
, 51–53
nature of telephone use
, 50
new communications technology
, 49
reasons for using mobile phones
, 57–58
Generation X-ers
, 7
Global System for Mobile Communication electromagnetic fields (GSM-EMFs)
, 139
Grammatical violations
, 133
Group Speciale Mobile (GSM)
, 161
GSM Alliance
, 32–33, 135, 162
GSM-EMF emissions
, 139
Group-related theory
, 6
Habitual, addictive and compulsive orientations
, 86
Habitual usage
, 86
Harassment
, 113
cyber-harassment
, 117–118
online
, 119
sexual
, 101
Health risks using mobile phones
, (see also Social risks using mobile phones), 79, 93
addiction to mobile phones
, 80–87
physical risks
, 80
physical risks of using mobile phones
, 91–96
risks of general stress
, 87–91
risks of phone theft
, 96–97
Hearing and vision impairment
, 91
‘High Road’ concept
, 132
High-risk sexual practices
, 106
‘Hyper-coordination’ communications
, 66
‘i-Gen-ers’
, 7
Indegree centrality
, 53
Industry and regulator responsibilities
, 161–165
Informal writing
, 133
Information and communication technologies (ICTs)
, 49
Information society
, 16
Instagram
, 17, 45
Interactive technologies
, 5
Internal software systems
, 16
Internet
, 139
addiction
, 88
mobile
, 42–45
mobile technology and
, 17
Internet and American Life Project
, 30
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
, 162
Interpersonal communications device
, 111
Interphone Study of mobile phone users
, 93
iPod/MPs player
, 30
Italian Supreme Court in Rome
, 92–93
Landline phones
, 50, 59
landline telecommunications infrastructures
, 16
Language use
, 122–123
Laptop computers
, 30, 36–37, 40, 145
Learning
, 123
‘Life dysfunction’ personality dimension
, 89
Life history theory
, 7
Life-changing effects of mobile phones
, 3–4
Linguistic
effects of texting
, 125–127
expressions
, 124
linguistic forms in mobile texting
, 124, 132–133
new linguistic forms
, 124
nuances of texting
, 124–125
Literacy
, 159–161
effects on
, 127–129
technology
, 151
wider literacy development
, 129–133
London School of Economics
, 100
Long-wavelength radiation
, 94
Low Road/High Road Theory of Situated Learning
, 133
‘Low Road’ concept
, 132
M-Tel in Bulgaria
, 163
Maladaptive behaviours
, 88
Media
, (see also Social media)
activities
, 46
digital communication
, 35, 138
multi-tasking
, 46
offline
, 138
technology evolution
, 5
Media Effects Research Laboratory
, 143
Messages
, 87, 111
Micro-blogs
, 35, 110
‘Micro-coordination’ arrangements
, 65–66
Microwaves
, 94
Midnight skinning dipping
, 104
Mini-computers
, 39
Miniature adults
, 5
Mobile communications
, 13, 17, 26, 52, 62–67
devices
, 79
technologies
, 2
Mobile devices
, 30, 123, 137–138
social appropriation of
, 6–7
Mobile phone problematic use (MPPU)
, 82
scales
, 87
Mobile Radiofrequency Phone Exposed Users Study programme (MoRPhEUS programme)
, 139–140
Mobile speak
, 124
Mobile technology
, 1–3, 14, 16, 26–27, 31, 81, 123, 145
displacement effects
, 159
evolution
, 4
and internet
, 17
Mobile users
, 83
Mobile Wise
, 92
Mobility
, 59
Motorola
, 14
DynaTAC 8000x
, 15
Mounting evidence
, 123–124
Multi-faceted digital information systems
, 139
Multi-functional model of cell phone
, 21
Multi-press mobile devices
, 129
Multivariate statistical analyses
, 102
MySpace
, 156
National Literacy Trust in UK
, 159
Nationwide Covert Bullying Prevalence Survey
, 117
Nationwide cross-sectional telephone survey of parents
, 90
Network(s)
mobile
, 159
networked computer systems
, 5
networked computer-mediated technology
, 138
of remote contacts
, 122
society
, 16
New Children Go Mobile (2013–2014)
, 36
Non-verbal cues
, 114
Normal users
, 82
NTT DOCOMO
, 32–33, 135
Office of Communications (Ofcom)
, 32, 102, 116
‘Offline’ media
, 138
Online
activity
, 108
communications
, 126
environments
, 155
mobile phone to
, 42–45
settings
, 155
social networks
, 110
Open-ended interviews
, 105
Operators, mobile
, 163
Outdegree centrality
, 53
Ownership
of mobile phones
, 21–22, 28, 30, 32
patterns of
, 16
Parents
parental control
, 150
role
, 149–151
as role models
, 9–11
Patterns of mobile phone use among children
children making calls and sending messages
, 37–42
downloading apps
, 45
using mobile phone to online
, 42–45
mobile phones in children’s lives
, 46–48
mobile use and media activities
, 46
Patterns of ownership
, 16
Peer group factors
, 61–62
Penetration, mobile phone
, 163–164
Perpetrator
, 113
Personal competence online
, 102
Personal identity
, 10
Personal identity development
, 67–69
Personal image, mobile phones and
, 8
Personalised ‘branding’ of mobile phones
, 8
Personality traits
, 142
Pew Research Centre
, 19
Internet and American Life Project
, 30
with teenagers
, 55
Pew Research Institute
, 105
Phone theft, risks of
, 96–97
Phone-using behaviours
, 83
Phonetic spellings
, 125
Physical attributes
, 41
Physical risks of using mobile phones
, 91–96
Portable communications
devices
, 13, 14
technologies
, 17
Portable computers
, 1
Portable telephones
, 13
Post-millennial generation of ‘i-Gen-ers’
, 7
Pre-teenage children
, 27
mobile communications penetration
, 11
mobile phone ownership and use
, 27
mobile phone penetration
, 30
telephone use
, 29
texting devices
, 127–128
ubiquity and habitual nature of mobile phone
, 83
Predictive-text phones, children with
, 130
Primary Care Research Unit
, 105
Problematic mobile phone use (PMPU)
, (see Mobile phone problematic use (MPPU))
‘Protect Our Children’ website
, 163
Psychological
effects of exposure
, 136–137
mechanism
, 84–85
risks of exposure to illegal or offensive content
, 100–102
side effects
, 88
Qualitative data gathering approaches
, 47
Qualitative research
, 86
with adolescents in UK
, 118
‘Quiet’ coach
, 141–142
Radiation exposure
, 96
Radio frequency
exposure
, 140
waves
, 94
Real-life theatrical performances
, 109
Receiving sexual images
, 104
Receiving voice messages
, 121
Regulating children’s use of mobile phones
balancing responsibility with freedom and independence
, 156–158
children’s mobile literacy and risk avoidance
, 155–156
cultivating self-control and regulated use
, 158–159
diversity in child mobile market
, 152–154
establishing competencies of children
, 154–155
industry and regulator responsibilities
, 161–165
literacy
, 159–161
parents role
, 149–151
schools monitor and advise
, 152
understanding mobile dependence of children
, 151–152
Regulator responsibilities
, 161–165
Relationship intensity
, 71–72
Remote communication
, 27
Respondents
, 90, 107
Responsibility
balancing responsibility with freedom
, 156–158
of children
, 96–97
industry and regulator
, 161–165
of parents
, 26
Risk
avoidance
, 155–156
from cyber-bullying
, 111–119
of general stress
, 87–91
of phone theft
, 96–97
of sexting
, 103–109
Romance, mobile
, 73–75
Romantic relationships
, 104
Safer Internet Programme (1999)
, 162
School
authorities
, 113
monitoring and advising
, 152
Self-completion survey
, 86
Self-control
, 158–159
Self-monitoring
, 82
Sending sexual images
, 104
Sending voice messages
, 121
Services, mobile
, 83
Sexting, risks in
, 103–109
Sexual identity
, 104
Sexually explicit material featuring minors
, 108
Shorthand linguistic forms in mobile texting
, 124
Silent Generation
, 7
Six-point scale
, 132
Sleep disturbance
, 91
Smartphones
, 7, 25, 33, 36–37, 43–44
ownership
, 33
‘zombies’
, 82
‘Smombies’
, 82
SNS
, 110–111
Social
appropriation of mobile devices
, 6–7
clique
, 64–65
cohesion
, 4, 63–67
communications function
, 157
conditions
, 89
contexts of language use
, 126
controls over children’s use of mobile phones
, 25
identity
, 62–63, 71–72
image
, 22
interactions
, 142
internet
, 109
lives
, 59–60
impact of mobile phone use
, 141–144
pressure
, 105
role of mobile phones
, 2
rule learning
, 142
settings
, 142
stereotypes
, 50
Social communities, mobile
, 27
emergence of mobile phone in Sweden
, 28–29
majority of children
, 32–33
mobile phone penetration in Australia
, 31–32
study of American children
, 29–30
twins
, 33–34
Social media
, 75–76
platforms
, 17
sites
, 35, 111–112
Social networks
, 10, 37–38, 53–56
mobile
, 20
profile
, 110
sites
, 102, 138
Social risks using mobile phones
, (see also Health risks using mobile phones), 99
emotional risks of exposing private profiles
, 109–111
psychological risks of exposure to illegal or offensive content
, 100–102
risks from cyber-bullying
, 111–119
risks of sexting
, 103–109
Social significance of mobile phones
, 60
emotional identity in mobile world
, 70–71
mobile coolness
, 72–73
mobile phones and restructuring of time
, 69–70
mobile romance
, 73–75
peer group factors
, 61–62
personal identity development
, 67–69
social cohesion and mobile communication
, 63–67
social identity
, 62–63, 71–72
Socialisation
, 68
Societal implications of mobile growth
, 16–17
Socio-economic status (SES)
, 43
Socio-technological processes
, 62
Specific absorption rate (SAR)
, 94–95
Standard phone calls
, 39–40
Stop Cyber Violence
, 163
Stress
, 26, 117
risks of
, 87–91
Tablets
, 36–37, 145
‘Tecchie’ devices
, 2
Technology
, 1–2, 11–12, 28
communications
, 49
determinism
, 3–4
digital
, 115
domestication of
, 63
literacy
, 151
media technology evolution
, 5
networked computer-mediated
, 138
social identity of
, 62–63
Teenagers
, 113
level of risk
, 102
remarks of male teenage prankster
, 114
research in United States
, 106
Telecocoons
, 3
Telephony
, 8
mobile telephony markets,
, 22
Text circles
, 122
Text messages/messaging
, 37, 53–57, 61, 64, 72
Text speak
, 124
‘Texters’
, 122
‘Textese’
, 125, 146
Texting
, 121–122
behaviour
, 39, 122, 125
frequency of
, 127–129
linguistic effects
, 125–127
linguistic nuances
, 124–125
mobile
, 122, 126
nature
, 129–133
‘Textisms’
, 125, 128–132
The Evaluation Partnership (TEP)
, 162
Third-person effect
, 106
Time, interaction and performance theory (TIP theory)
, 6
Time restruction, mobile phones and
, 69–70
Time-consuming activity
, 44
‘Tipping point’ zone
, 102
‘Tween’ market
, 38–39
Twitter
, 17
Two-way
communications devices
, 14
portable radio handsets
, 13
telecommunication networks
, 14
UK Council for Internet Safety (2017)
, 152
UK Kids Online project
, 100
UK Trust for Study of Adolescence (2007)
, 60
Ultraviolet radiation
, 94
University of Essex
, 117–118
University of Melbourne
, 105
University of New Hampshire
, 117
University of Texas
, 144
Urbanisation and migration of younger generations
, 21
US National Institute on Drug Abuse
, 94
Users’ lives, mobile phones and
, 18–20
Value, mobile phones as commodities of
, 12
Variances between cultures
, 163–165
Visible light
, 94
Voice
calls
, 37
communications devices
, 17
communicators
, 63
messaging
, 23, 61
telephony
, 57
Voluntary
dependent and mandatory behavioural orientations
, 86
use
, 86
Wireless communications
, 1–2
‘Withdrawal/tolerance’ personality dimension
, 89
World Health Organization (WHO)
, 96, 137
World Wide Web
, 42
Written language construction
, 133
Written-down language
, 125
X-rays
, 94
Young people, mobile behaviour among
, 51–53
YouTube
, 45
‘Yuppie’
, 22
- Prelims
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Emergence of Mobile Phoning
- Chapter 3 The Prevalence of Mobile Phones in Children’s Lives
- Chapter 4 Patterns of Mobile Phone Use Among Children
- Chapter 5 Gender and Mobile Phone Use
- Chapter 6 Mobile Phones and Children’s Social Lives
- Chapter 7 Health Risks and Mobile Phones
- Chapter 8 Social Risks and Mobile Phones
- Chapter 9 Mobiles, Texting and Language Use
- Chapter 10 Lasting Impact of Mobiles on Children’s Lives
- Chapter 11 Regulating Children’s Use of Mobile Phones
- References
- Index