The intersection of online social networking and emotional psychopathology

Abstract

The focus of this study was assessing what association may exist between excessive use of online social networking and selected emotional psychopathology generally expressed in relationships. This study determined how online social networking affected college students due to the method in which they are interacting with others. It also sought to establish if higher levels of use of online social networking negatively affects forming of offline social networks. Various measures were administered to determine correlations between excessive online social networking and psychopathology.