思春期女子グループの友人関係と携帯メール使用-グループの友人への欲求および対面の友人関係との関連から-  [in Japanese] Friendships in Informal Groups and Exchanging Email with Mobile Phones by Adolescent Females  [in Japanese]

Email exchanges with friends in informal groups using mobile phones and the influence of mobile phone email use on developing face-to-face friendships among adolescent females was investigated in a metropolitan area of Japan. Participants were female junior high school students(n=323). Results indicated the following. (1)Most students (84.2%) had a mobile phone and exchanged email with friends in their group. (2)When they sent email to friends, they experienced anxiety or happiness according to the content of the email and face-to-face relationships with group members. (3)One-to-one relationships through email and face-to-face relationships in the group were linked. Behavior to confirm intimacy was the most comprehensible explanations of their behavior.