Gender, technology use and ownership, and media-based multitasking among middle school students

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Highlights:

• Little research examines middle school gender differences in media multitasking.

• We propose technology use and ownership mediate gender differences in multitasking.

• We found gender differences in media multitasking among middle school students.

• Technology use/ownership explain girls’ greater music and communication multitasking.

• No gender, technology use or ownership differences existed for gaming multitasking.

摘要

•Little research examines middle school gender differences in media multitasking.•We propose technology use and ownership mediate gender differences in multitasking.•We found gender differences in media multitasking among middle school students.•Technology use/ownership explain girls’ greater music and communication multitasking.•No gender, technology use or ownership differences existed for gaming multitasking.

论文关键词:Gender,Multitasking,Media,Information and communication technology,Digital inequalities,Secondary education

论文评审过程:Available online 19 March 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.041