“…It is critical to better understand cell phone and texting usage among low income ethnic minority adolescent given the prevalence of use in the general population and potential vulnerabilities youth face related to cyberbullying and sexting (D'Antona, et al, 2010;Rivers, & Noret, 2010). Recently much attention has been paid to the negative influence that sexting and cyber bullying can have on adolescent health (D'Antonia, Kevorkian, & Russom, 2010;Li, 2006), which may reflect a greater need for parents to be more engaged and to monitor more closely adolescent cell phone use, particularly given the higher rate of communication with romantic partners.…”