An Exploratory Study on Adolescents Experiences of Using ICQ (I Seek You)

Authors

Zenobia C. Y. Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityFollow
Wilson Cheuk, Po Chiu Catholic Secondary SchoolFollow

Abstract

Little research exists into adolescents rationales for using ICQ (I Seek You) and these adolescents relationships with their peers, families, and strangers in ICQ communication. Our curiosity about these subjects led us to adopt a qualitative inquiry, a multiple case study of ten adolescents via purposive sampling. Three major results were discerned: (1) rationales for using ICQ as a major communication tool and for its entertainment functions, (2) contents of ICQ included the participants school lives, peer relationships, family issues, and playing games, and (3) the participants relationships with their peers, family, and strangers like female adolescents are more protective than males. Finally, adolescents voices should be amplified in order to let adults respond to their contextual practices such as ICQ.

Keywords

ICQ (I seek you), Hong Kong, Adolescents, Qualitative Study, and Case Study

Publication Date

3-1-2009

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2009.1390

Recommended APA Citation

Chan, Z. C., & Cheuk, W. (2009). An Exploratory Study on Adolescents Experiences of Using ICQ (I Seek You). The Qualitative Report, 14(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2009.1390