Abstract
The study examined patterns of use of older and newer electronic media at home among school going adolescents and studied its relationship with academic functioning. Patterns of media use, television and internet, was studied for 362 school going adolescents aged 14–18 years. Academic functioning was assessed with the help of subtests of the Woodcock Johnson III Achievement Test Battery. Time spent on the computer, regardless of content, was positively correlated to academic outcomes. In contrast time spent watching television was negatively correlated to academic achievement. Possibly the new electronic media is interactive and provides more choices with respect to content and leads to improved academic functioning. There is need to increase access to electronic technology to bridge the digital divide among disadvantaged Indian youth.
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