@article{6869516,
  abstract     = {Adolescents' characteristic understanding and use of mobile phones have led observers to speak of a mobile youth culture. This article explores whether we can differentiate lifestyles within mobile youth culture. We construct a user typology of Flemish adolescent mobile phone users based on mobile phone gratifications. Eight gratifications were identified. Using these as segmentation variables, a cluster analysis differentiated a devoted (N=204), dependent (N=156), pragmatic (N=143), and disinterested (N=90) mobile lifestyle. These groups differed significantly in demographics and social-psychological characteristics, indicating that youths domesticate mobile phones in their life in response to the problems and opportunities that cross their particular path toward adulthood.},
  author       = {Vanden Abeele, Mariek},
  issn         = {1461-7315},
  journal      = {NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY},
  keywords     = {domestication theory,Apparatgeist theory,mobile youth culture,user typology,uses and gratifications,PEER PRESSURE,PHONE USE,SELF,COMMUNICATION,ADOLESCENTS,POPULARITY,CONFORMITY,EXPERIENCE,ATTITUDES,GIRLS},
  language     = {eng},
  number       = {6},
  pages        = {908--926},
  title        = {Mobile lifestyles: conceptualizing heterogeneity in mobile youth culture},
  url          = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444814551349},
  volume       = {18},
  year         = {2016},
}

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