Abstract: New digital media have dramatically altered the communication landscape, especially for adolescence. With the growing popularity of Internet communication among adolescents, the Internet, social media, instant messaging and cell phones have become important social tools in their life. This study is concerned with examining adolescences’ use of social media and the role that social media plays on how adolescents communicate with others on interpersonal level. A questionnaire was designed and distributed to the selected sample in the area surrounding district Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab in order to analyze the effect of social media on the interpersonal communication among adolescence. The data were gathered from 500 adolescents (ranged from 13-18 years). Findings show that adolescents rely too much on social media and their interpersonal relationships and communication has been significantly affected by it.
Keywords: Adolescence, Social media, Social networking sites.
Title: THE PLUGGED-IN LIFE OF TEENS: IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AMONG ADOLESCENCES
Author: Dr. Neeraj Kumar, Dr. Anita Arora, Ms. Taruna Narang
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3164 (online), ISSN 2348-3156 (Print)
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