Distant friends online? Rural and urban adolescents' communication on the internet

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-302

  Dooris, John ^a   Sotireli, Thomai ^a   Van Hoof, Sjef ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Internet use; Rural; Social interaction; Survey among adolescents; The Netherlands; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649127329     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: 14679663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2008.00462.x     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Bier, M. & M. Gallo (1997), Personal Empowerment in the Study of Home Internet Use by Low-income Families. Journal of Research on Computing in Education 30, pp. 107-121.
2. Boase, J. & B. Wellman (2004), Personal Relations on and of the Internet. In: D. Perlman & L. Vagelisti (2006), The Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relations, pp. 709-726. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
3. Boase, J., J. Horrigan, B. Wellman & L. Rainy (2006), The Strength of Internet Ties. Washington, DC: PEW Internet and American Life Project. Accessed 17 November 2006. Available at: .
4. Castells, M. (2000), The Rise of the Network Society. Oxford: Blackwell.
5. Deflem, M. (2001), Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936). In: E. Craig, ed., The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. London: Routledge.
6. Demunter, C. (2005), The Digital Divide in Europe. Eurostat, Statistics in Focus. Accessed 1 May 2006 at .
7. Dooris, J. & T. Sotireli (2006), Adolescents Use of the Internet for Social Interaction as a Quality of Life Component. A Comparison between a Rural and an Urban Area in the Netherlands. (MA Thesis, University of Utrecht).
8. Hu, S. & L. Leung (2003), Effects of Expectancy-value, Attitudes, and Use of the Internet on Psychological Empowerment Experienced by Chinese Women at the Workplace. Telematics and Informatics 20, pp. 365-382.
9. Kiesler, S., R. Kraut, V. Lundmark, M. Patterson, T. Mukopadhyay & W. Scherlis (1998), Internet Paradox. A Social Technology that Reduces Social Involvement and Psychological Well-being? American Psychologist 53, pp. 1017-1031.
10. Leung, L. & P.S.N. Lee (2005), Multiple Determinants of Life Quality, the Roles of Internet Activities, Use of the New Media, Social Support and Leisure Activities. Journal of Telematics and Informatics 22, pp. 161-180.
11. Madge, C. & H. O'Connor (2006), Parenting Gone Wired: Empowerment of New Mothers on the Internet. Social & Cultural Geography 7, pp. 199-220.
12. Mok, D. & B. Wellman (2007), How Much Did Distance Matter Before the Internet? Social Networks 29, pp. 430-461.
13. Palisi, B.J. (1983), Urbanism and Psychological Well Being. A Test of Three Theories. Sociological Spectrum 6, pp. 361-378.
14. Robbins, P.R. & R.H. Tanck (1995), University Students' Preferred Choices for Social Support. Journal of Social Psychology 135, pp. 775-776.
15. Shucksmith, M. (2004), Young People and Social Exclusion in Rural Areas, Sociologia Ruralis 44, pp. 43-59.
16. Stanton-Salazar, R. & S. Urso Spina (2005), Adolescent Peer Networks as a Context for Social and Emotional Support. Youth & Society 36, pp. 379-417.
17. Thulin, E. & B. Vilhelmson (2005), Virtual Mobility of Urban Youth: ICT-based Communication in Sweden. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 96, pp. 477-487.
18. Valentine, G. & S.L. Holloway (2002), Cyberkids? Exploring Children's Identities and Social Networks in On-line and Off-line worlds. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 92, pp. 302-319.
19. Veenhoven, R. (1994), How Satisfying is Rural Life? In: J. Cecora, ed., Changing Values and Attitudes in Family Households, Implications for Institutional Transition in East and West. FAA report no. 296, pp. 41-52. Bonn: Society for Agricultural Policy Research in Rural Society.
20. Wellman, B. & C. Haythornthwaite (2002), The Internet in Everyday Life. Malden MA, Blackwell.
21. White, H., E. Mc Connell, E. Clipp & L. Bynum (1999), Surfing the Net in Later Life: A Review of the Literature and Pilot Study of Computer Use and Quality of Life. Journal of Applied Gerontology 18, pp. 358-378.