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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Res Adolesc. 2013 Dec 14;25(1):101–117. doi: 10.1111/jora.12101

Table 1.

Mean Proportions of Text Messages Sent to Different Recipients

Mean Standard Deviation Min. Max. Gender Differences
Peers 0.70 0.30 0 1.00 n.s.
Romantic Partners 0.21 0.29 0 1.00 n.s.
Parents 0.03 0.10 0 0.78 n.s.
Siblings 0.01 0.04 0 0.39 Boys (M = .017) > Girls (M = .005), p<.05
Other Family 0.003 0.02 0 0.17 n.s
Teachers 0.001 0.02 0 0.23 n.s
Other Adults 0.001 0.01 0 0.13 n.s
Strangers 0.00 0.004 0 0.05 n.s
Unknown 0.02 0.07 0 .67 n.s