title: Growing up wired: social networking sites and adolescent psychosocial development.
abstract: Since the advent of social networking site (SNS) technologies, adolescents' use of these technologies has expanded and is now a primary way of communicating with and acquiring information about others in their social network. Overall, adolescents and young adults' stated motivations for using SNSs are quite similar to more traditional forms of communication-to stay in touch with friends, make plans, get to know people better, and present oneself to others. We begin with a summary of theories that describe the role of SNSs in adolescents' interpersonal relationships, as well as common methodologies used in this field of research thus far. Then, with the social changes that occur throughout adolescence as a backdrop, we address the ways in which SNSs intersect with key tasks of adolescent psychosocial development, specifically peer affiliation and friendship quality, as well as identity development. Evidence suggests that SNSs differentially relate to adolescents' social connectivity and identity development, with sociability, self-esteem, and nature of SNS feedback as important potential moderators. We synthesize current findings, highlight unanswered questions, and recommend both methodological and theoretical directions for future research.
authors: Psychology Department-SGM 922, University of Southern California, 3620 McClintock, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-1061, USA, lspies@usc.edu.
authors: Lauren A
authors: LA
authors: Spies Shapiro
authors: Gayla
authors: G
authors: Margolin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D041923:Adolescent Development; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D060756:Social Networking
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