Psychological and Emotional Effects of Technology

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A young girl wakes up early in the morning to get ready for school. Before she gets out of bed, she checks her Facebook with her phone that sits in its’ place on her night stand. In class, she checks if she has any text messages from her friends under the table, making sure her teacher does not catch her. When she gets home from school, she sits on her couch, surfing the internet for a few hours before finally starting her homework. When she is about to go to bed, she checks her Facebook once more. This time she sees a comment in a few of her photos. Someone she barely knows said a few mean things about her, and a few more people agree with the person. When she tries to shake it off, she cannot. She thinks about it and frets over the comments for a few hours, barely getting any sleep. When she goes to school the next day, she feels as if a few people are staring at her, maybe even laughing at her behind her back.
Facebook and other internet applications and technologies affect many young kids and young adults every day. From seeing pictures of famous people looking flawless, to mean comments shared between “friends” on social networking sites, a person’s psyche can be messed with. The last decade has been turning over milestones in the field of technology. New 3D TV’s for ones entertainment have been introduced to the public recently, along with multiple new handheld devices, such as new editions of the Apple iPhone, iPad, and Mac computer. Other milestones have been hit as well through new ways in which people can get in touch with each other, educate themselves on the internet, and create new creative outlets through music and blogs. Schools are even investing in greater technological advances for their students, to give them ...

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...2010). Internet Use and Psychological Well-being: A Meta-Analysis. Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 13(3), 241-249. doi:10.1089/cyber.2009.0217 Junghyun, K., LaRose, R., & Wei, P. (2009). Loneliness as the Cause and the Effect of Problematic Internet Use: The Relationship between Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 12(4), 451-455. doi:10.1089/cpb.2008.0327 van den Eijnden, R. M., Meerkerk, G., Vermulst, A. A., Spijkerman, R., & Engels, R. E. (2008). Online Communication, Compulsive Internet Use, and Psychosocial Well-Being Among Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. Developmental Psychology, 44(3), 655-665. doi:10.1037/0012-1649.44.3.655 Weiser, E. B. (2001). The functions of Internet use and their social and psychological consequences. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 4(6), 723-743. doi: 10.1089/109493101753376678

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