Social media use and social connectedness in adolescents: The positives and the potential pitfalls

Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-31

  Allen, Kelly A ^a   Ryan, Tracii ^b   Gray, Deleon L ^c   McInerney, Dennis M ^d   Waters, Lea ^a  

^a Toorak College   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

educational psychology; Keywords: inclusive education; school psychology; special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904173174     PISSN: 08165122     EISSN: 18392504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/edp.2014.2     Document Type: Review

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