Social Consequences of the Internet for Adolescents: A Decade of Research

Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 1 - 5
Published: Feb 1, 2009
Abstract
Adolescents are currently the defining users of the Internet. They spend more time online than adults do, and they use the Internet for social interaction more often than adults do. This article discusses the state of the literature on the consequences of online communication technologies (e.g., instant messaging) for adolescents' social connectedness and well-being. Whereas several studies in the 1990s suggested that Internet use is...
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Title
Social Consequences of the Internet for Adolescents: A Decade of Research
Published Date
Feb 1, 2009
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
1 - 5
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