I wonder what age groups they spoke to, and if that had any effect on the results. Particularly, since young people tend to reveal more on the internet, could internet friends be counted as confidants? Or is that a common misperception of internet communication?
I doubt it could be a "misconception," since "confidant" is being defined specifically as a word in this study, a piece of scientific terminology. If "confidant" is specifically defined as someone you meet with physically, then it's excluding digital comrades. If it isn't defined that way, it would include them.
From the results of the study, I suspect the definition is the former--the "influence of internet communication" as a negative in the formation of relationships displays a clear bias for face-to-face interaction.
Yeah. That makes sense, but I still can't quite shake the impression that the categorization of the internet as inherently negative is glossing over some important nuances. This is likely a problem with the reporting more than the study itself, though.
hi im new... well i guess that study reflects whats real most americans are workholics and they dont really have much time for anything.Besides is hard to trust in people and when we are young we call anyone our friend but the truth is that real mates are few and confident are even fewer.
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From the results of the study, I suspect the definition is the former--the "influence of internet communication" as a negative in the formation of relationships displays a clear bias for face-to-face interaction.
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