Title: Time and media-use of Italian Generation Y: dimensions of leisure preferences,
Abstract: Time spent in leisure is not a minor research question as it is acknowledged
as a key aspect of one's quality of life. The primary aim of this article is to
qualify time and Internet use of Italian Generation Y beyond media hype and
assumptions. To this aim, we apply a multidimensional extension of Item
Response Theory models to the Italian "Multipurpose survey on households:
aspects of daily life" to ascertain the relevant dimensions of Generation Y
time-use. We show that the use of technology is neither the first nor the
foremost time-use activity of Italian Generation Y, who still prefers to use
its time to socialise and have fun with friends in a non media-medalled manner.