peers tech

Question 1

online interactions vs in-person

Answer 1

anonymity, social cues, physical appearance?, public, long-lasting, all-day access, quantifiable, easier to find similar others

Question 2

online friendships

Answer 2

-defining friend more complicated
-serves many of same functions as face-to-face friendships
-facilitates disclosure/intimacy; more support
-more challenging to resolve conflict, lack of social cues
-variable

Question 3

mikami et al (2019) - online social interactions predict academic and emotional adjustment in the transition to university

Answer 3

-with strong face-to-face social acceptance, friends who post deviant things on
facebook timeline correlates with more attachment to university
-opposite with less face-to-face social acceptance
-impact of online interactions may depend on face-to-face peer acceptance/rejection

Question 4

impact of online contexts on peer status

Answer 4

-quantifiability and publicness; may amplify awareness of status
-greater focus on perceived popularity
-more link with appearance and status
-escape for rejected/neglected youth?

Question 5

recovery for adolescents after being left out of ball passing game

Answer 5

online interaction; didn’t help as much (or at all?) for young adults