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4 pages in length. This hypothetical study was conducted in order to find out what extent the Internet has upon adolescent personality, values and manner. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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spend more time with electronic media than anything else, but little is known about the consequences for their physical and psychological development" (p. 16). While the Internet provides considerable benefits
for adolescent development, it also contains some undesirable potentials whereby adolescents may be subject to adverse maturity within the virtual environment if not closely monitored. The studys predictions/hypotheses was
the expectation of finding some level of compromised personality, values and/or manner due to perceived expectations of virtual behavior. This study employed qualitative methodology. II. PARTICIPANTS Respondents
included one hundred thirty randomly chosen high school students between the ages of 14 and 17 from three different school districts. Thirty-seven percent were female; 63 percent male; 36
percent white; 24 percent African-American; 17 percent Asian; 12 percent Hispanic; and 11 percent other. The socioeconomic value was reflected in the location of each school with two being
in urban areas and one in a more affluent community. Computer experience was equal across the respondent population in order to provide for a common baseline. III. PROCEDURE
This research attempted to uncover the way in which extensive Internet interaction can have a questionable impact over adolescent personality, values and
manner. In gathering this information, several methods were utilized to assure a broad and comprehensive collection of data. Because this topic is relatively new, it has not had
the appropriate scientific attention necessary to draw conclusive results. This is why a study of this type is so imperative to societys social well-being; not only will the results
seek to demonstrate how Internet relationships - to the exclusion of real-life interaction - cripples adolescents ability to establish concrete social skills. Moreover, it also recognizes and defines any
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