An important aspect of Social Media is how people feel when being on it and and what their social self-esteem looks like. So when I found "Friend Networking Sites and their relationship to adolescents well-being and social self-esteem," I knew I found the perfect article.
The point for writing this article was to investigate the rewards/consequences of friend networking sites. Since this article was written back in 2009 examples of these sites would include myspace and Friendster. I have never had a myspace or a Friendster account before, but I think these types of sites are what started the whole relationship via social media concept. This is how people met one another and communicated and it still is today. The authors of this article conducted a survey among a bunch of teens who had an online profile on a social networking site. The use of the friend networking site stimulated the number of relationships created on these sites. Also, whether there was positive/negative feedback on their profiles, enhanced or decreased their self-esteem and well-being. Valkenburg, Patti M., Jochen Peter, and Alexander P. Schouten. "Friend Networking Sites and Their Relationship to Adolescents' Well-Being and Social Self-Esteem." CyberPsychology & Behavior 9.5 (2006): 584-90. Web. 29 Mar. 2015.
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AuthorMy name is Meghan Margies and I go to UNCC. I am keeping this blog for my UWRT 1102 class. It is about Inquiry Archives
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