Understanding Online Social Networking in Terms of Mental Health: A Boon or Bane? by Suyog V Jaiswal* and Deoraj Sinha in Research in Medical & Engineering Sciences
Online social networking is a fastest growing medium for connecting people with each other defying the physical barrier. The social networking can be a good support system to some of its users and help them get over their fear and anxieties of social interaction. Despite that it has a great potential for developing into an addicting behavior and this addicting behavior has similar implication as any chemical dependence syndrome. There is research which suggests that self esteem and personality of the users determine the way an individual uses the online social networking and it is suggested that use of social networking sites may be associated with depression.
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