Are people who use the Internet at home both lonelier and more unhappy than they were before they went online? Can studies that focus on the Internet be generalized to other forms of distance education, including correspondence, radio, telephone, television or video conferencing?
Kraut, R. Patterson, M., Lundmark, V., Kiesler, S, Mukophadhyay,T & Scherlis, W. (1998). Internet paradox: A social technology that reduces social involvement and psychological well-being? American Psychologist, Vol. 53, No. 9, 10171031.
- Draft of the article in the American Psychologist and related information.
- Biemiller, L. (September 18, 1998). Lonely and Unhappy in Cyberspace? A New Study Prompts Online Debate. The Chronicle of Higher Education, A31.
- Harmon, Amy. (08/30/98). Sad, lonely world discovered in cyberspace. (cover story); New York Times. Vol. 147 Issue 51265, p1.
- H-Net, an email list for humanities scholars interested in new technology that is currently debating the topic.
