February 9, 2007
Technology Enables Teenage Stalking
Technology popular among teenagers such as cell phones, e-mail and Internet messaging puts them at a high risk for dating abuse and violence, according to a study released Thursday, reports Infozine.
"One in three teens reported being text messaged 10, 20 or 30 times an hour by a partner to find out where they are, who they are with and what they are doing.
One in four teens reported being text messaged by a boyfriend or girlfriend at least hourly between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., said the study, conducted by Teenage Research Unlimited at the request of Liz Claiborne Inc.
"According to our experts, contacting someone that frequently with those kinds of questions is simply about control and intimidation," said Jane Randel, vice president of corporate communications for Liz Claiborne Inc. "It's not a casual conversation."
Read also The New York Post's take on the same study - more fun to read: Tech Stalking. Teen Epidemic
"Adolescent date abuse has taken a shocking tech twist - teens are cyberstalking, text-messaging and cellphoning to dominate, humiliate and harass their partners, a new survey has found".
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