Assignment 6 FINISHED-Henry Lee

Do online social networking sites affect the way teenagers communicate?

1.) Espinoza, Guadalupe, Keveri Subrahmanyam, Natalia Waechter, and Stepanie M. Reich. "Online and Offline Social Networks: Use of Social Networks by Emerging Adults." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 29.6 (2008): 420-33. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0193397308000713>. 

This source studies how people's activities on these sites relate to their offline networks. What they found was that teens use different online contexts to build different aspects of their offline connections. The authors' perspective on this topic is that they perceive teenage usage of social media to help build and keep relationships. This source will help me develop my ideas by giving me statistics about how many teens use the internet to communicate and how cyber bullying kept some of them away from this medium.

2.) Baker, Rosland, and Katherine White. "In Their Own Words: Why Teenagers Don't Use Social Networking Sites." CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 14.6 (2011): 395-398.

This article surveyed a sample of Australian teens for the common non-use of social networking sites. The most popular reasons were: lack of motivation, poor use of time, preference for engaging in other activities, and cybersafety. The author's perspective is that they wanted to find out why some teens weren't using popular social media sites that most people their age can't get enough of. This source will help my research because I have information about why some teens decide not to use this form of communication while researching a different geological demographic rather than just teens in the States.

3.) "Pew Finds 55% of American Teens Use Social Networking Sites.(Pew Internet Project)(Brief Article)." Internet Business News, Jan 8, 2007, (2007):

This source took a survey of American teens aged 12-17 years old and concluded that 55% of Internet-usage were from teens on social networking sites. It also concluded that older teenage girls use the social networking sites to stay connected with friends, whereas boys use the sites to make new friends, and over 50% of users have some form of restricted access to their profile. The founder of the survey wanted to gain insight on the usage of social networking sites among teenagers in America. This article will help provide statistics about the American teenage population and their online usage.

4.) Subrahmanyam, Kaveri, and Patricia Marks Greenfield. "Online Communication and Adolescent Relationships." The Future of Children, 2008, Vol.18(1), P.119-146, 18.1 (2008): 119-146.

The source examined the adolescents' relationships with friends and strangers in the context of their online interactions. The study showed that they are using these communication tools to reinforce existing relationships, with friends and partners. The article also makes a point by saying that online content in general can be both positive and negative depending on the context. The author's perspective on the social networking topic is that they agree that it is a good transformation and we should use it because of the betterment of technology. I will use this source to help me focus on why teens go on networking sites and how schools try to limit the communication in educational settings.

5.) Pourcain, Beate St, William Mandy, Jon Heron, Jean Golding, George Davey Smith, and David Skuse. "Links Between Co-occurring Social-Communication and Hyperactive-Inattentive Trait Trajectories." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 50.9 (2011): 892-902.

This study studied the link between hyperactive inattentive traits and autistic social communication impairment. The study found that two social communication trajectories and four hyperactive-inattentive trait trajectories. The author of this source wanted to study how the communication of autistic children and teens had an impairment. This will help my because of the different perspective on autistic teens compared to non-autistic ones.

6.) Ahmad, Ateeq, and Ahmad. "Social Network Sites and Its Popularity.(Report)." International Journal of Research and Reviews in Computer Science, April, 2011, P.522(5), (2011): 522.

This article examines the popularity of social networking sites. The main goal is for these sites to help people who share the same interests and activities connect. The article is mainly to see which network sites are most commonly used by the internet audience, and how they have become increasingly popular throughout the last couple of years. The authors perspective on this topic is that they want to provide basic information about social networking sites. This article will assist my research because I can use the information given (facts) to backup my main topics in my paper.

7.) Eden, Sigal, Eden, and Tali Heiman. "Computer Mediated Communication: Social Support for Students with and Without Learning Disabilities.(Report)." Educational Technology & Society, April, 2011, Vol.14(2), P.89(9), 14.2 (2011): 89.

This article was about the relationships between the usage of four kinds of computer mediated communication by students with and w/o learning disabilities. And what it found was that the usefulness of CMC for social activities and support were mainly positive among students. The author's perspective was that they researched a large number of people and concluded that CMC's are useful for students with and without learning disabilities. This will help provide diversity in my research because I can include students who are learning disabled.

8.) Mikami, Amori Yee, David Szwedo, Joseph Allen, Meredyth Evans, and Amanda Hare. "Adolescent Peer Relationships and Behavior Problems Predict Young Adults' Communication on Social Networking Websites." Developmental Psychology, 46.1 (2010): 46-56.

The article was about a study examining the online communication on social networking web pages. The participants' social and behavioral adjustment was assessed when they were 13-14 and found that they were more likely to be using social networking later in their lives. The studies concluded that the continuation of their habits in their offline lives are apparent in the online domain.The author of this article wanted to research the relationships between the online and offline lives of teens. This will help me because it directly relates to my topic by saying that teenage communication stays relatively the same between online and offline worlds.

9.) Wang, Jinliang, Wang, and Haizhen Wang. "The Predictive Effects of Online Communication on Well-being Among Chinese Adolescents.(Report)." Psychology (Irvine), July, 2011, Vol.2(4), P.359(4), 2.4 (2011): 359.

The article was about a study done on Chinese adolescents. The study found that online communication was positively correlated to their well-being. It also found that boys benefit more from online communication than do girls. The authors wanted to see what effect online communication had on teens in general by studying the Chinese demographic. This source will help me because it shows that online communication enhances the lives of boys more than girls and I can write a subtopic on this.

10.) Eastin, Matthew. "Teen Internet Use: Relating Social Perceptions and Cognitive Models to Behavior." CyberPsychology & Behavior, 8.1 (2005): 62-75.

This article was about a study on why individuals adopt some online behaviors and not others. The survey included 173 high school students and found that social perceptions influence self-regulation. I think the author wanted to see the correlation between what teens do online and their behavior. This source is useful for me because it helps my research because communication can be related to behavior most times.