Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ824830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0164-7970
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Students' Technology Use and the Impacts on Well-Being
Cotten, Shelia R.
New Directions for Student Services, n124 p55-70 Win 2008
This chapter reviews technology use patterns and the social impacts of technology on well-being among college students. It provides empirical evidence delineating the processes through which Internet use affects well-being among college students, and provides suggestions for ways to advance future studies in this area and for higher education faculty and staff as they work with technologically savvy students. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Telecommunications, Social Networks, College Students, Faculty, Student Attitudes, Well Being, Information Technology, Internet, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Computer Mediated Communication, Self Esteem, Depression (Psychology), Leisure Time
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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