Reasons for internet use and social anxiety

By R. Shepherd, R. Edelmann. 2005

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Using Mechanical Turk to Study Clinical Populations (2013, unknown): “Though surprising, this finding mirrors other research on Internet usage patterns suggesting that people with social anxiety disorder have a greater online presence than people without social anxiety (Bargh & McKenna, 2004; Shepherd & Edelmann, 2005; Stevens & Morris, 2007; Weidman et al., 2012).”
The Digital Self: How Social Media Serves as a Setting that Shapes Youth’s Emotional Experiences (2015, background): “Researchers have found that socially anxious university students use the Internet in order to manage their social fears (Shepherd and Edelmann 2005) and that anxious college students use Facebook to connect with other people online (Clayton et al. 2013).”
Internet addiction of adolescents in China: Prevalence, predictors, and association with well-being (2013, background): “…that usual comorbid psychiatric symptoms of Internet Addiction were Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD; Chan & Rabinowitz, 2006; Yoo et al., 2004), Depression (Ha et al., 2006; Kim et al., 2006), Social phobia (Shepherd & Edelmann, 2005), and Hostility (Gerra et al., 2004).”
The association between Internet addiction and psychiatric disorder: A review of the literature (2012, background): “Since Internet use could provide social support [52], adolescents with social phobia might benefit from avoiding the stress caused by face-to-face interaction with others.”
Profiling (2012, background): “Other theorists offer a similar hypothesis, stating that individuals higher in social anxiety use the Internet to regulate social concerns (Shepherd & Edelmann, 2005).”
Excessive internet use: the role of personality, loneliness and social support networks in internet addiction (2007, background): “…traits such as neuroticism and extraversion (Wolfradt & Doll 2001), emotional states such as loneliness and anxiety (Caplan 2003; Moody 2001; Shepherd & Edelmann 2005; Yao-Guo et al. 2006), inadequate social support networks (Cummings et al. 2002; Kraut et al. 2002) and specific types of…”