From the Swansea University press release: Scientists and clinicians from Swansea and Milan have found that some people who use the internet a lot experience significant physiological changes such as increased heart rate and blood pressure…
From the Health Behavior News Service press release via MedicalXpress: Teenage victims of cyberbullying, defined as the use of the internet or cell phones to send hurtful and harassing messages, are more likely to develop…
From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: More than a third of marriages between 2005 and 2012 began online, according to new research at the University of Chicago, which also found that online…
From the University of Copenhagen press release via ScienceDaily: Web tools and social media are our key sources of information when we make decisions as citizens and consumers. But these information technologies can mislead us…
From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. press release via EurekAlert!: Little is known about the value and emotional consequences of expressing anger on the Internet. Rant-sites provide an outlet for anonymous, angry outbursts. How people…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: When we typically think of kids who are the victims of school bullying, what comes to mind are isolated youth who do not…
From the Columbia Business School press release via EurekAlert!: Users of Facebook and other social networks should beware of allowing their self-esteem—boosted by “likes” or positive comments from close friends—to influence their behavior: It could…
From the University of Missouri press release: Parenting infants and toddlers can be challenging, and for generations, mothers have turned to other moms for advice. Now, with the availability of the Internet, mothers are consulting…
From the AFTAU press release via EurekAlert!: As Internet access becomes increasingly widespread, so do related psychopathologies such as Internet addiction and delusions related to the technology and to virtual relationships. Computer communications such as…
From the University of Massachusetts at Amherst press release via EurekAlert!: It may seem like common sense that the quality of online video streaming affects how willing viewers are to watch videos at a website.…