Online social networking and Internet communication is becoming wildly popular with adolescents and young adults. 93% of young people in America between the ages of twelve and seventeen are using the Internet (Anderson‐Butcher et al., 2010). Ninety‐three percent of college students report having a facebook account (Sheldon, 2008) and these numbers are only increasing.It became obvious there were two aspects of adolescent development and social network usage most often discussed by
scholars. First, is used most by those already socially adept for additional
interactions to bolster already thriving social networks or those young people who lack social skills and employ social networks as a form of socialcompensation (Sheldon, 2010).Second, adolescence is possibly the most essential time for social development in a person’s life. In this period teens learn to form and maintain intimate friendships and other essential social skills. These skills become vital in young adulthood when peer groups become the primary resource for emotional support (Allen et al., 2010).
Sheldon (2008) conducted a study in which she explores student’s motives for creating and maintaining a facebook account and the relationship between unwillingnesstocommunicate and facebook usage. The author found students who did not enjoy or felt anxiety about face‐to‐face interaction used facebook to pass time and feel less lonely but were far less likely to believe online communication would aid them
in making new friends.
Allen et al. (2010) hypothesized that the young people who participated in online social networking would be more socially adjusted. They also examined how adult communication was affected, which will be discussed later in this review. After performing an ordinary least squares hierarchical multiple regressions on each variable, theseresearchers found preteens who had displayed negativity in friendships and reported symptoms of depression were less likely to possess a social networking profile. In contrast, early adolescents who reported more positive intimate friendships were more liable to possess a webpage.
Greenfield and Subrahmanyam (2008) thoroughly reviewed literature on Internet communication exploring how online interaction shapes relationships with friends, significant others, strangers, and family. However, girls usually use online social networking to maintain previously existing friendships while boys are more likely to use online communication to make new friends or flirt. Teens also use online social networking to reinforce romantic relationships in the same way they use it to maintain friendships. . Internet relationships with strangers can still pose risks to teens and should be monitored by adults.
Do adolescent relationships and interactions on social networking sites parallel traditional youth relationships and interactions (Greenfield and Subrahmanyam, 2008). Greenfield and Subrahmanyam (2008) thoroughly reviewed literature on
Internet communication exploring how online interaction shapes relationships with
friends,significant others, strangers, and family. However, girls usually use online social networking to maintain previously existing friendships while boys are more likely to use online communication to make new friends or flirt. Teens also use online social networking toreinforce romantic relationships in the same way they use it to maintain friendships. Relationships with strangers online are usually superficial and not long lasting. Internet relationships with strangers can still pose risks to teens and should be monitored by adults.
Online social networking and Internet communication is becoming wildly popular with adolescents and young adults. 93% of young people in America between the ages of twelve and seventeen are using the Internet (Anderson‐Butcher et al., 2010). Ninety‐three percent of college students report having a facebook account (Sheldon, 2008) and these numbers are only increasing.It became obvious there were two aspects of adolescent development and social network usage most often discussed by
scholars. First, is used most by those already socially adept for additional
interactions to bolster already thriving social networks or those young people who lack social skills and employ social networks as a form of socialcompensation (Sheldon, 2010).Second, adolescence is possibly the most essential time for social development in a person’s life. In this period teens learn to form and maintain intimate friendships and other essential social skills. These skills become vital in young adulthood when peer groups become the primary resource for emotional support (Allen et al., 2010).
Sheldon (2008) conducted a study in which she explores student’s motives for creating and maintaining a facebook account and the relationship between unwillingnesstocommunicate and facebook usage. The author found students who did not enjoy or felt anxiety about face‐to‐face interaction used facebook to pass time and feel less lonely but were far less likely to believe online communication would aid them
in making new friends.
Allen et al. (2010) hypothesized that the young people who participated in online social networking would be more socially adjusted. They also examined how adult communication was affected, which will be discussed later in this review. After performing an ordinary least squares hierarchical multiple regressions on each variable, theseresearchers found preteens who had displayed negativity in friendships and reported symptoms of depression were less likely to possess a social networking profile. In contrast, early adolescents who reported more positive intimate friendships were more liable to possess a webpage.
Greenfield and Subrahmanyam (2008) thoroughly reviewed literature on Internet communication exploring how online interaction shapes relationships with friends, significant others, strangers, and family. However, girls usually use online social networking to maintain previously existing friendships while boys are more likely to use online communication to make new friends or flirt. Teens also use online social networking to reinforce romantic relationships in the same way they use it to maintain friendships. . Internet relationships with strangers can still pose risks to teens and should be monitored by adults.
Do adolescent relationships and interactions on social networking sites parallel traditional youth relationships and interactions (Greenfield and Subrahmanyam, 2008). Greenfield and Subrahmanyam (2008) thoroughly reviewed literature on
Internet communication exploring how online interaction shapes relationships with
friends,significant others, strangers, and family. However, girls usually use online social networking to maintain previously existing friendships while boys are more likely to use online communication to make new friends or flirt. Teens also use online social networking toreinforce romantic relationships in the same way they use it to maintain friendships. Relationships with strangers online are usually superficial and not long lasting. Internet relationships with strangers can still pose risks to teens and should be monitored by adults.
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