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Instant Messaging and its Relationship to Depression and Loneliness Among Young
Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work.
2008 (English)Student thesisAlternative title
Internet-chattande och dess Relation till Depression och Ensamhet hos Unga Tonåringar. (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

There are few empirical studies about instant messaging, and the measurements used are somewhat diverse. The main purpose of this study was to investigate if depression and loneliness differed in relation to instant message habits among young adolescents. Special focus was also on motivation behind, and time spent on instantmessaging. The study was conducted using a self report questionnaire,using 3 factors for motivation and 8 items to measure time. The 365 participants were between ages 12 and 16. The study found that depression and loneliness differed in many ways depending on what measurement compared with. The conclusion drawn is that future studies have to use more precise measurements.

Abstract [sv]

Det finns få empiriska studier om chattande och de mått som används varierar. Huvudsyftet med den här studien var att undersöka om depression och ensamhet skilde sig i relation till chatt-vanor blandunga tonåringar. Speciellt fokus låg också på motivation bakom och tid spenderad med chattande. Studien genomfördes med ensjälvrapports frågeformulär och använde tre faktorer för motivation och 8 items för att mäta tid. De 365 deltagarna var mellan åldrarna 12till 16. Studien fann att depression och ensamhet skiljde sig på mångasätt beroende på vad för mått man jämförde med. Slutsatsen som drasär att framtida studier måste använda mer precisa mått.

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2008. , p. 22
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Keywords [en]
Internet, Instant Messaging, Loneliness, Depression, Adolescence
Keywords [sv]
Internet, Chattande, Ensamhet, Depression, Tonåringar
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-5426ISRN: ORU-BSR/PSY-C--09/0001--SE OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-5426DiVA, id: diva2:159679
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T103 (Swedish)
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Available from: 2009-03-17 Created: 2009-02-09 Last updated: 2017-10-18Bibliographically approved

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