Ayorech, Ziada, Von Stumm, Sophie orcid.org/0000-0002-0447-5471, Haworth, Claire M.A. et al. (2 more authors) (2017) Personalized media:A genetically informative investigation of individual differences in online media use. PLoS ONE. e0168895. ISSN 1932-6203
Abstract
Online media use has become an increasingly important behavioral domain over the past decade. However, studies into the etiology of individual differences in media use have focused primarily on pathological use. Here, for the first time, we test the genetic influences on online media use in a UK representative sample of 16 year old twins, who were assessed on time spent on educational (N = 2,585 twin pairs) and entertainment websites (N = 2,614 twin pairs), time spent gaming online (N = 2,635 twin pairs), and Facebook use (N = 4,333 twin pairs). Heritability was substantial for all forms of online media use, ranging from 34% for educational sites to 37% for entertainment sites and 39% for gaming. Furthermore, genetics accounted for 24% of the variance in Facebook use. Our results support an active model of the environment, where young people choose their online engagements in line with their genetic propensities.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Ayorech et al. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Education (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2019 11:10 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 15:34 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168895 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0168895 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144081 |