Study researcher Amanda Lenhart said, "Texting is now the central hub of communication in the lives of teens today, and it has really skyrocketed in the last 18 months." She continued saying, "We've kind of hit a tipping point where now teens expect other teens to respond to text messaging and to be available. There is definitely an element of text messaging that fits so seamlessly into their lives."More info at DailyTech.
One key reason for the rise in texting among teens is that teens general expect each other to be reachable and to respond to text messages no matter if they are in class or under close watch of parents. One key finding of the study showed that 87% of teen cell phone owners sleep with or next to their phones so they can answer text messages during the night.
US teen girls send 80 texts per day
Posted on Wednesday, April 21 2010 @ 5:20 CEST by Thomas De MaesschalckA new study by Pew Internet has found that US teen girls from 12 to 17 send an average of 80 text messages per day, while boys typically send 30 texts per day.
