09-01-2006, 10:05 AM
Quote:Well-known studies have showed that TV directly causes social disengagement and bad moods.
However, Internet is used for many social purposes email, newsgroups, chat rooms, etc...
Kraut et a. did another study on the original test group, and found that the negative effects of using the Internet had dissipated.
A second study was then done on new purchasers of computer and televisions, and it also showed that the internet had a positive effect on social and psychological well-being. Unsurprisingly, this was more pronounced for extroverts and more socially connected people...
full article: http://tastyresearch.wordpress.com/2006/...ell-being/
The full study: Internet paradox revisited. Journal of Social Issues,
http://www.webuse.umd.edu/webshop/resources/kraut.pdf