. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 14.

Published in final edited form as: J Res Adolesc. 2019 Dec 23;30(2):521–540. doi: 10.1111/jora.12541

TABLE 2.

Average Delay in Minutes When Responding to Text Messages from Parents, peer, and Romantic Partners

Grade	Parents	Peers	Romantic Partners
Grade 9	41.86 (56/62.66)	15.07 (166/17.04)	25.7 (76/112.64)
Grade 10	50.87^a (139/60.08)	14.32^b (171/12.99)	8.21^b (100/9.65)
Grade 11	65.88^c (139/80.32)	13.42^d (176/8.84)	8.35^e (108/7.56)
Grade 12	62.8^f (148/123.8)	17.53^g (177/11.29)	15.3^h (117/21.52)
All grades (averaged)	50.39ⁱ (189/44.09)	14.5^j (213/12.59)	9.27^k (167/8.1)

Note. Ns and SDs presented in parentheses in that order. Different superscript letters indicate significant difference in texts exchanged between communication partners (within the same year). Average text messages exchanged per day, during each month of high school and the first six months following graduation. Each school year begins in August, starting with ninth grade in August 2008.