Online social networking and adolescent identity development

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dc.contributor.advisor	Bentley, Keisha L.
dc.creator	McMillan, Whitney Anne
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-09T14:23:37Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-09T14:23:37Z
dc.date.created	2012-05
dc.date.issued	2012-08-09
dc.date.submitted	May 2012
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5220
dc.description.abstract	Using Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development and Higgins’s self discrepancy theory, this report provides a framework for understanding adolescents’ use of social networking websites and the implications of such use for their identity development and subsequent well-being. Suggestions for working with adolescents and future research are outlined.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.subject	Online social networking
dc.subject	Facebook
dc.subject	Adolescence
dc.subject	Identity
dc.title	Online social networking and adolescent identity development
dc.date.updated	2012-08-09T14:23:43Z
dc.identifier.slug	2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5220
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Moore, Leslie
dc.description.department	Educational Psychology
dc.type.genre	thesis
dc.type.material	text
thesis.degree.department	Educational Psychology
thesis.degree.discipline	Educational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts