Facebook Use May Lead To Psychological Disorders In Teens
August 8, 2011 by Kevin MIchael Gray
Were relationships ever meant to be strictly digital? This new study showcases the developmental behaviors of adolescent teens spending excess amounts of time on Facebook. Read below:
Increasing research on social media’s effects on human interaction has revealed the development of antisocial behavior, narcissism and a slew of other character flaws and negative by-products.
Overdosing on Facebook may lead to the development of such psychological disorders in teens, according to a recent study conducted by Larry Rosen, a professor of psychology at California State University.
In a presentation titled “Poke Me: How Social Networks Can Both Help and Harm Our Kids” at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Rosen presented his findings based on a number of computer-based surveys distributed to 1,000 urban adolescents and his 15-minute observations of 300 teens in the act of studying.?
