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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 3, Pages 655-665Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.3.655
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online communication; depression; loneliness; compulsive Internet use; adolescents
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The present study investigated the relationships between adolescents' online communication and compulsive Internet use, depression, and loneliness. The study had a 2-wave longitudinal design with an interval of 6 months. The sample consisted of 663 students, 318 male and 345 female, ages 12 to 15 years. Questionnaires were administered in a classroom setting. The results showed that instant messenger use and chatting in chat rooms were positively related to compulsive Internet use 6 months later. Moreover, in agreement with the well-known HomeNet study (R. Kraut et al., 1998), instant messenger use was positively associated with depression 6 months later. Finally, loneliness was negatively related to instant messenger use 6 months later.
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