Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

Impact of social networking sites on social anxiety in adolescent

Dr. Gunjan Anand, Tarika Nandedkar

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An activity which started as a hobby of few computer literate people has become an international phenomenon. Social networking sites has become an integral part of our lifestyle today, it’s a kind social norm all over the world. Social networking sites allow individuals to share information through web based application. Its major presence can be seen in the social lives of teenagers and young adults (Boyd, 2007). Most of the youngsters nowadays have internet access and reported daily usage of social networking sites (Lenhart et al. 2010).  Many researchers have been conducted to define the impact of social networking sites on young generation and students. There are many different reasons for people using social media; among many few are professional advancement, entertainment and social interaction (Smock, Ellison, Lampe, and Wohn (2011)). These sites provide youngsters a platform for self expression as well as social network (Livingstone 2008; Pempek, Yermolayeva, and Calvert 2009; Suahmanyam et al. 2008; Moreno et al. 2010).

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Dr. Gunjan Anand, Tarika Nandedkar, Impact of social networking sites on social anxiety in adolescent, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-7, ISSUE-1, JANUARY-2018

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