Time trends of technology mediated communication with friends among bullied and not bullied children in four Nordic countries between 2001 and 2010

摘要

BackgroundFriends are important in childhood and adolescence, especially to bullied children. Technology mediated communication (TMC) could be used both to develop and maintain friendship. The present study examined (1) trends in the use of TMC with friends between 2001 and 2010; (2) possible differences between bullied and not bullied children and (3) differences between children with few close friends and children with several close friends.