ฉันรักแปลInternet programs and activities provide young people with new
dimensions of social activities. Not only can youths initiate and
maintain relationships with individuals they encounter only online
but they also can use Internet features such as social networking
sites or instant messaging to arrange or supplement face-to-face
interactions with offline associates. Concerns that the Internet
might be an inherently unhealthy venue for social interactions have
subsided, but investigators have noted that some adolescents and
emerging adults are so preoccupied with Internet activities that
they show signs of addiction to these activities (Griffiths et al.,
2004; Smahel et al., 2009; Tsai & Lin, 2003). Findings from the
current investigation suggest that youths who are most prone to
Internet addiction do display distinctive patterns of Internet activity
related to their source and pursuit of friendships.
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