Developing the habit

The socialization of U.S. teens into distinct repertoires of news consumption

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21190885
AutoresStephanie Edgerly (0000-0002-2934-0151, Northwestern University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2026
Volumen20
Número1
Páginas132-150
Fecha de publicación2026-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Children and Media (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1748-2798 • E-ISSN: 1748-2801
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17482798.2025.2504879
OpenAlexW4410544559
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas48

Adolescence is a pivotal life stage when news habits are formed. In this study, I focus on the socialization of teenagers into various repertoires of news consumption. Specifically, I consider how exposure to news-rich environments (via parents, peers, and schools) relates to teens developing certain habits of news consumption. Data for this study comes from a nationally representative survey of 13- to 17-year-olds (n = 1,509) in the US. Overall, I find four repertoires of news consumption—TV news consumers, social media news consumers, news omnivores, and news minimalists— and a distinct set of socialization factors related to each. The most consistent finding is the strong relationship between news-related classroom activities and all four repertoires. Notably, more than half of US teens have a repertoire of minimal news consumption, which is associated with an absence of news among parents, peers, and schools

Advertising · Business · Habit · Socialization · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology