From the PLOS press release: An investigation of Twitter messages reveals new insights and tools for studying how people use stretched words, such as “duuuuude,” “heyyyyy,” or “noooooooo.” Tyler Gray and colleagues at the University…
From the University of Konstanz press release: New psychology research from the University of Konstanz reveals that stress changes the way we deal with risky information — results that shed light on how stressful events,…
From the Flinders University press release: Girls and young women shouldn’t spend a lot of time editing selfies for social media because it negatively influences their thoughts about their looks, according to a new Flinders…
From the University of Washington press release: Some apps highlight when a person is online — and then share that information with their followers. When a user logs in to a website or app that…
From the Ohio State University press release: Despite the time spent with smartphones and social media, young people today are just as socially skilled as those from the previous generation, a new study suggests. Researchers…
From the Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz press release: The Internet and social media are among the most frequently used sources of information today. Students, too, often prefer online information rather than traditional teaching materials provided…
From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., press release: A new study analyzing tweets about COVID-19 found that users with larger social networks tend to use fewer uncivil remarks when they have more positive responses from…
From the Ohio State University press release: There’s a price to pay when you get your news and political information from the same place you find funny memes and cat pictures, new research suggests. The…
From the University of Washington press release: Social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, provide people with a lot of information, but it’s getting harder and harder to tell what’s real and what’s not.…
From the University of Arizona press release: A study of teenage girls’ selfie-taking behaviors found that taking and sharing selfies on social media is not linked to poor body image or appearance concerns. However, when…