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In Defense of the Internet: The Relationship between Internet Communication and Depression, Loneliness, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Social Support

dc.contributor.authorShaw, Lindsay H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGant, Larry M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-10T19:06:44Z
dc.date.available2009-07-10T19:06:44Z
dc.date.issued2002-04-01en_US
dc.identifier.citationShaw, Lindsay H.; Gant, Larry M. (2002). "In Defense of the Internet: The Relationship between Internet Communication and Depression, Loneliness, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Social Support." CyberPsychology & Behavior 5(2): 157-171 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/63277>en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/63277
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12025883&dopt=citationen_US
dc.description.abstractAs more people connect to the Internet, researchers are beginning to examine the effects of Internet use on users' psychological health. Due in part to a study released by Kraut and colleagues in 1998, which concluded that Internet use is positively correlated with depression, loneliness, and stress, public opinion about the Internet has been decidedly negative. In contrast, the present study was designed to test the hypothesis that Internet usage can affect users beneficially. Participants engaged in five chat sessions with an anonymous partner. At three different intervals they were administered scales measuring depression, loneliness, self-esteem, and social support. Changes in their scores were tracked over time. Internet use was found to decrease loneliness and depression significantly, while perceived social support and self-esteem increased significantly.en_US
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dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersen_US
dc.titleIn Defense of the Internet: The Relationship between Internet Communication and Depression, Loneliness, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Social Supporten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.pmid12025883en_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/63277/1/109493102753770552.pdf
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1089/109493102753770552en_US
dc.identifier.sourceCyberPsychology & Behavioren_US
dc.identifier.sourceCyberPsychology & Behavioren_US
dc.owningcollnameInterdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed


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