Publications - Internet and Media Safety

Why people share murder, rape on Facebook, by Doug Gross, CNN, Aug 9 2013.

“Social media exposes the crimes, along with the poster's need to feel important or powerful,' said Pamela Rutledge, director of the Media Psychology Research Cener at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. 'However, in most cases, it appears that the need for bravado is much greater than any concerns about getting caught. ”

Facebook Use Leads to Depression? No, Says Study, by ScienceDaily, ScienceDaily , Jul 9 2012.

“A study of university students is the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social-media sites. ”

Validation: How Parents Can Help Their Children Cope with Bullying, by Karyn Hall, Psychology Today, Mar 3 2012.

“The recent shootings in a school in Ohio may or may not have been about bullying or teens feeling alienated and left out socially. But the tragedy of young lives ended too soon is a reminder that parenting today has challenges that have not been faced before, at least not in the same ways that today's parents face them. ”

Trying to Find a Cry of Desperation Amid the Facebook Drama, by Jan Hoffman, New York Times , Feb 23 2012.

“Specialists in adolescent medicine and mental health experts say that dark postings should not be hastily dismissed because they can serve as signs of depression and an early warning system for timely intervention. Whether therapists should engage with patients over Facebook, however, remains a matter of debate. ”

Seeing Social Media More as Portal Than as Pitfall, by Perri Klass, New York Times , Jan 9 2012.

“Though there are certainly real dangers, and though some adolescents appear to be particularly vulnerable, scientists are now turning to a more nuanced understanding of this new world. ”

Peer Pressure Drives Sexting, by Rick Nauert, Psych Central , Oct 3 2011.

“A new study finds that "sexting," sending and receiving sexual images on a mobile phone, is powerfully influenced by peers in a hypersexualized media culture. ”

Social Networking's Good and Bad Impacts on Kids, American Psychological Assosciation , Aug 6 2011.

“Social media present risks and benefits to children but parents who try to secretly monitor their kids' activities online are wasting their time. ”

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, by Sherry Turkle, 2011.

Internet Overuse May Cause Depression, by Bill Hendrick, WebMD Health News , Aug 2 2010.

“Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more likely to develop depression or other psychiatric problems than teens who are classified as normal internet users, a new study says. ”

Online Bullies Pull Schools Into the Fray, by Jan Hoffman, New York Times , Jun 27 2010.

“Affronted by cyberspace's escalation of adolescent viciousness, many parents are looking to schools for justice, protection, even revenge. ”

Online Talk, Suicides, and a Thorny Court Case, by Monica Davey, New York Times , May 13 2010.

“The seemingly empathetic nurse struck up conversations over the internet with people who were pondering suicide. She told them what methods worked best. She told them it was all right to let go, and entered into suicide pacts with others. ”

New College Addiction? Social Media, Facebooks, or Friends, by Rick Nauert, Psych Central , Apr 23 2010.

“A new study suggests American college students are "addicted" to the instant connections and information afforded by social media. ”

If Your Kids Are Awake, They're Probably Online, by Tamar Lewin, New York Times , Jan 20 2010.

“Researchers once thought the use of electronic devices could not go up. They were wrong. ”

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, by Nicholas Carr, 2010.

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Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age, by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, 2009.