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The Effects of Social Media Use on Adolescent Development: Do the Pro’s Outweigh the Con’s?

What are the pro’s and con’s of social media use on adolescent’s development today? Since it is a relatively recent phenomenon, it is an understudied topic. Platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter have the potential to reshape the lives and experiences of contemporary adolescence in a variety of ways. Let’s explore some of these impacts …

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Shyness & Unsociability: the result of childhood developmental issues

This was inspired by a study conducted on socially withdrawn children: What I found most interesting in the article, “”Shyness, Unsociability, and Socio-Economic Functioning at Preschool: The Protective Role of Peer Acceptance” was that although both children who are shy and unsocial fall into the socially withdrawn category, there was a clear distinction between the …