Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University.
Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed. (1)_________________________.
Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.
(2)_________________________, researchers hypothesized. Faceless, bodiless “virtual”communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.
“But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology; it’s about how it is used,” says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study's sponsors. “(3)_________________________ .”
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作者: longyuan 时间: 2014-6-24 13:47
and it was not that people who were already feeling bad spend more time in the internet but they used the net actual appeat to cause the bad feelings.
the fact that internet user reduce time available for family and friends amy account for the drop of well-being.
it is really point to the needs for considering social factors in terms of how you design application and service for technology.
