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How The Internet Is Used By The Millennial Generation And Its Impact On Family Interaction, Kendra Myers Jan 2016

How The Internet Is Used By The Millennial Generation And Its Impact On Family Interaction, Kendra Myers

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The purpose of the current study was to examine how Internet technology is used by the Millennial Generation and how it impacts family interaction. A questionnaire developed by the author was posted online and the final sample consisted of 92 participants, 13 men and 79 women. The average age of the participants was 27.97 (SD = 4.46). Findings showed that that the Millennial Generation used the Internet multiple times a day and for many reasons which were sorted into six distinct themes: 1) research/information seeking, 2) work, 3) social media/communication (besides email), 4) academics, 5) email, and 6) personal/entertainment. …