APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

The Lonely Scroll: The Impact of Social Media on Loneliness in Introverts and Extroverts

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Social

  • Jessie D'Amico
    Cedarville University
  • Sarah Taylor
    Cedarville University
  • Elizabeth Hansford
    Cedarville University
  • Charles Dolph
    Cedarville University
  • Felisha Younkin
    Cedarville University

Abstract

This study examined the impact that social media has on feelings of loneliness in introverts and extraverts. Each participant received a survey based off of the NEO Personality Inventory, UCLA Loneliness Scale and the Internet Behaviors Scale. The survey assessed the relationship between social media and loneliness on personality types.

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