Technology today is making the world a much smaller place, social media in particular can connect you with people all around the world never having visited that country, or maybe even that continent before. This, of course, from an obvious perspective can have very positive outcomes. The ability to socialize with various cultures would only further educate people particularly youth. However, I had to wonder, is there any adverse effects to being able to communicate on such a wide basis; is it addictive? How much, if any, does it affect lives outside the programs? Are there any negative impacts on the human psyche? The ability to post pictures and your thoughts while giving a ‘like’, or a response to what others have posted grows an almost
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Beginning with basic statistics showing the percentage of teenagers who have access not only to Internet at home, but advanced technology in cellular phones such as smartphones, which allow for various means of social networking without any direct physical contact. The students, ranging from freshmen to senior, were given a questionnaire regarding: amount of technology used, external and internal anxiety, and relationships in respect to peer and love interests. Questions such as “how much time do you spend on social networking sites?” or “I have considered adopting different religious beliefs.” Were given either a 1-5 rating or a true/false answer which would then be evaluated and screened for results. The study found that students with high levels of communication through technology resulted in high levels of relationship anxiety, peer aggression, and psychological adjustment in personal identity and social settings. In addition however, students with high levels of communication through technology were less likely to have relationship avoidance issues. This study, in my opinion, supports the previous one conducted by Ethan Kross. …show more content…
Constant strain of acceptance and judging, and the lack of direct relationships can, in my opinion cause more people, particularly people who may already have social anxiety, to become self ostracized. Authors Kelly Fillipkowski and Joshua Smyth (2012), conducted a study as to whether or not ostracism shares equal adverse effects on the human psyche in online ostracism as in in person ostracism. The two author’s initial state that modern technology “has increased our alliance on more remote methods (e.g. Internet, chat rooms, email, texting etc.) by providing opportunities to connect with more people and more varied situations.” (pg. 1241) Having made this claim, they set out to see if online connections hold the same worth as in person connections, particularly in regards to negative behavior such as ostracism. Fillipkowski and Smyth gathered 276 participants, of both genders, and split them in either online, or in person studies. Each subject was given hypothetical situations then taking each situation and abruptly changing the scenario in an attempt to make the participants feel ostracized. Receiving mixed and inaccurate results in regards to online ostracism vs in person ostracism, the authors then conducted a second study. This time with 77 unknown participants. Like study 1, there was an online and in person group, however paired up with individuals who
Beginning with basic statistics showing the percentage of teenagers who have access not only to Internet at home, but advanced technology in cellular phones such as smartphones, which allow for various means of social networking without any direct physical contact. The students, ranging from freshmen to senior, were given a questionnaire regarding: amount of technology used, external and internal anxiety, and relationships in respect to peer and love interests. Questions such as “how much time do you spend on social networking sites?” or “I have considered adopting different religious beliefs.” Were given either a 1-5 rating or a true/false answer which would then be evaluated and screened for results. The study found that students with high levels of communication through technology resulted in high levels of relationship anxiety, peer aggression, and psychological adjustment in personal identity and social settings. In addition however, students with high levels of communication through technology were less likely to have relationship avoidance issues. This study, in my opinion, supports the previous one conducted by Ethan Kross. …show more content…
Constant strain of acceptance and judging, and the lack of direct relationships can, in my opinion cause more people, particularly people who may already have social anxiety, to become self ostracized. Authors Kelly Fillipkowski and Joshua Smyth (2012), conducted a study as to whether or not ostracism shares equal adverse effects on the human psyche in online ostracism as in in person ostracism. The two author’s initial state that modern technology “has increased our alliance on more remote methods (e.g. Internet, chat rooms, email, texting etc.) by providing opportunities to connect with more people and more varied situations.” (pg. 1241) Having made this claim, they set out to see if online connections hold the same worth as in person connections, particularly in regards to negative behavior such as ostracism. Fillipkowski and Smyth gathered 276 participants, of both genders, and split them in either online, or in person studies. Each subject was given hypothetical situations then taking each situation and abruptly changing the scenario in an attempt to make the participants feel ostracized. Receiving mixed and inaccurate results in regards to online ostracism vs in person ostracism, the authors then conducted a second study. This time with 77 unknown participants. Like study 1, there was an online and in person group, however paired up with individuals who