From the Clemson University press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers are exploring how specific online communication attitudes — such as individuals’ tendency for online self-disclosure, online social connection, and online anxiety — predicted their compulsive and…
From the University of Bonn press release via EurekAlert!: “It was shown that Internet addiction is not a figment of our imagination,” says the lead author, Privatdozent Dr. Christian Montag from the Department for Differential…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers who self-diagnose are more likely to believe they have a serious illness because they focus on their symptoms rather than the likelihood of…
From the UC Davis press release: Patients look up their illnesses online to become better informed and prepared to play an active role in their care — not because they mistrust their doctors, a new…
From the SAGE Publications press release via EurekAlert!: Is social media censorship a means to quell a modern uprising? Some politicians and law enforcers during the political turbulence of 2011 thought so but recent research…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via Physorg: Over 60 per cent of Swedish young people today have a smartphone, and in addition to telephoning and messaging, they use them to communicate via social…
From the Michigan State University press release: Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offer, according to a study led by a Michigan State University scholar…
From the University of Bath press release via HealthCanal: A study by psychologists in the Department of Psychology has found there is a widening gap between the way men and women use the internet. The…
From the Monash University press release via Physorg: Almost one third of employees use Facebook at work but aren’t too worried about being tracked by their employers, according to a study released this week. The…
From the Michigan State University press release: Scanning smartphones, tablets and laptops is as much a part of vacations as slathering on sunscreen, according to a Michigan State University study. The results, which will appear…