Assignment 6: Source 2 & 3

Source 2:

Kuss, Daria J, and Mark D Griffiths. "Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2011, Vol.8(9), P.3528-3552, 8.9 (2011): 3528-3552.

            This article talks about the way that Social Networking Sites (SNS) have most definitely became a huge part of our every day lives. Within this article, it talks about the way that social networking has completely taken over in the sense that there are many types of addiction that can occur. This article also makes note there is limited scientific research that addresses the addictive qualities that are presented within social networking and the Internet. This article also compares the way that younger generations use social networking sites, versus the way that older generations are using them. This article also touches on how social networking sites connect to personality as well as self-esteem.

            Over all I found this to be a great source and something I can definitely see myself using in order to complete this research project. Not only, do I find the information within it to be thorough, but I also find the information to be quite informative and the research only by guess, however I can understand how it could be quite accurate. Needless to say, I think that the information coming from this source will be very valuable within my research process, and I feel like this is all information that directly relate to the topic at hand. 

Source 3:

Psychologists’ attitudes and ethical concerns regarding the use of social networking web sites. (2010). Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2010, Vol. 41(2), P.153-159, 41(2), 153-159.

Where as my previous articles discussed more so the positives that were involved with social networking sites and internet usage this article takes a different approach. This article views social networking sites, and internet usage to be a much more negative concept. This article discusses how in which the internet is used for many things besides social networking such as searching for various amounts of information, and the way that people can find information on another, and so on. This article takes time to talk about how social networking sites can be invasive and cut down the amount of privacy someone has from certain people, as well as the pressures it brings when deciding whether to “friend” or “ignore/ reject” the other. This article talks about this interaction between psychologist and clients, and how in which the client/ psychologist bond can be broken so that clients can see into the psychologist personal life and information.

I think that this article can be useful for my research paper if I choose to you use it because it would be a completely different view on social networking then the previous articles that I have picked up. Where as my other articles refer to social networking sites as more of a positive, I feel like this article views social networking, and profiles on those sites to be intrusive, unprofessional and impressionable to the point where the gap between professional relationships such as teacher-student, boss- employee, and other similar relationships has significantly reduced.