The Functions of Internet Use and Their Social and Psychological Consequences

By Eric B. Weiser. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2001

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Subfields: Information Systems and Management, Sociology and Political Science

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Internet Use, Social Skills, and Adjustment (2004, neutral): “19,38 Fascination with socializing on the Internet, such as chat rooms, may even increase a sense of loneliness because usage becomes so time-consuming that it impairs normal functioning within the social and work-related realm.”
Internet Communication and Its Relation to Well-Being: Identifying Some Underlying Mechanisms (2007, methodology): “With some exceptions (LaRose et al., 2001; Morgan & Cotten, 2003; Weiser, 2001), most research has treated the relation between Internet use and well-being as a simple main effect.”
Gender differences in mediated communication: Women connect more than do men (2013, background): “For instance, Weiser (2000, 2001) reported that men, compared to women, are more likely to use the Internet to search for dates, read the news, look for job leads, get sports and financial information, read politics, and to play games; whereas women, compared to men, are more likely to use it for…”
EFFECTS OF INTERNET USE AND SOCIAL RESOURCES ON CHANGES IN DEPRESSION (2008, background): “Moreover, other evidence suggests that social interactions online are not psychologically interchangeable with social interactions offline, and are less likely than offline interactions to lead to strong ties or enduring social support (Parks & Roberts 1998; Cornwell & Lundgren 2001; Moody 2001; We”
Determining Uses and Gratifications for the Internet (2004, background): “Many theorists believe that uses and gratifications is a research tradition eminently suited for Internet study (see Johnson & Kaye, 2003; Lin, 1999; Ruggiero, 2000; Weiser, 2001), because of the Internet’s media-like characteristics.”
Sex offenders, internet child abuse images and emotional avoidance: The importance of values. (2006, background): “…such as dmaking flight plans, purchasing new books and clothing, checking movie schedules, searching for employment, catching the latest news, and performing research, are but only a few of the many tasks that now require little more physical effort than the click of a mouseT (Weiser, 2001, p.723).”
The Relationship Between Facebook and the Well-Being of Undergraduate College Students (2011, positive): “Internet use driven by communicative use was positively correlated with psychological well-being because of increased community and social involvement.(9) The results from the above studies investigating Internet use and its relation to well-being are somewhat contradictory.”
Motivations to seek science videos on YouTube: free-choice learning in a connected society (2018, background): “For example, individuals who go online to gather knowledge and information have a utilitarian or practical orientation to the Internet (Weiser, 2001).”
The Relationship between Internet Activities and Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of College Freshmen (2003, positive): “Most studies show that females use e-mail more so than males 4,12 ; however, little is known about the specific beneficial effects of communicating in this fashion.”
Preadolescents' and adolescents' online communication and their closeness to friends. (2007, result): “As for loneliness, two studies provided support for the rich-getricher hypothesis (Moody, 2001; Weiser, 2001), and one (Amichai-Hamburger & Ben-Artzi, 2003) provided support for the social compensation hypothesis, although only among females; three additional studies found no significant…”
The Reciprocal Relationship Between Passive Social Networking Site (SNS) Usage and Users’ Subjective Well-Being (2018, background): “However, noncommunicative use of SNS may decrease psychological well-being due to the reduced social interaction or increased social comparison (Weiser, 2001).”
A theoretical model of mobile augmented reality acceptance in urban heritage tourism (2018, background): “The existence of gender differences was supported by numerous researchers (e.g. Kimbrough, Guadagno, Muuscanell, & Dill, 2013; Weiser, 2001).”
Online Communication and Adolescent Well-Being: Testing the Stimulation Versus the Displacement Hypothesis (2007, background): “The studies have provided mixed results: Some have yielded results in agreement with the displacement hypothesis (Kraut et al., 1998; Morgan & Cotten, 2003, for surfing; Nie, 2001; Nie, Hillygus, & Erbring, 2002; Weiser, 2001).”
Preference for Online Social Interaction (2003, neutral): “One reason such findings are difficult to interpret is that the current literature lacks detailed theories explaining why some people seem to have problematic relationships with their Internet use (see Beard & Wolf, 2001; Davis, 2001; Wallace, 1999; Weiser, 2001).”