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Internet Haters Might Be Psychopaths

Neil Petersen — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 23:33:21 +0000

Spend much time on the internet, and you’ll see that online comment sections can easily degenerate into a swirling, toxic stew of humanity’s worst impulses. Which makes them a perfect subject of study for psychologists. A new study in the journal Frontiers in Psychology picks up on the theme of comment section psychology by looking…

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In Neighborhoods With Faster Internet, Children Feel Worse About Their Lives

Neil Petersen — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:53:00 +0000

Who wouldn’t want a faster internet connection? Kids who want to feel good about their lives, maybe. A new analysis of data from 6,300 children carried about by researchers at University of Sheffield has come up with the finding that in neighborhoods with faster broadband speed, children and teenagers report feeling worse about their lives.…

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What Search Trends Tell Us About Anxiety

Neil Petersen — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 02:28:41 +0000

There are different ways people might choose to cope with anxiety. Talking to a mental health professional. Taking up meditation. Or maybe, Googling it! A new study from researchers in Australia and Hong Kong suggests that a lot of people who are feeling anxious take to Google to learn more about anxiety, and that fluctuating…

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Why You Shouldn’t Drink and Click

Neil Petersen — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:06:05 +0000

Alcohol is something that doesn’t go with certain activities. Driving is the most obvious example. And it turns out that browsing the internet may be another one. A new paper titled Combined Use of Alcohol and the Internet: Associated Features suggests that people who drink while using the internet are setting themselves up for regrets.…

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What Do Internet Addiction and Smoking Have in Common?

Neil Petersen — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 02:30:31 +0000

No, that question isn’t the beginning of a bad joke. But it could be the beginning of a psychology study. In fact, a team of researchers in China recently did take it as the starting point for a study. In attempting to answer the question, they honed in on one factor that has previously been…

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Social Ostracism Linked to Internet Addiction

Neil Petersen — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 23:28:21 +0000

To understand people’s online behavior, it’s worth looking at what’s happening in their offline lives. That’s one takeaway from a new study published in the journal Psychiatry Research showing a relationship between social ostracism and internet addiction. Previous research has suggested that social factors play into excessive internet usage. As the authors point out, studies…

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Dark Personality Traits and Internet Usage

Neil Petersen — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:00:13 +0000

It’s a common recognition these days that the internet has a dark side. The anonymity, lack of face-to-face interaction, and low amount of effort required are all a natural fit for the less noble side of human nature. Psychologists researching the relationship between the dark side of the internet and the dark side of the…

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