• DOI:10.1016/j.chb.2010.02.004
Corpus ID: 206611893

A longitudinal study of the relation between adolescent boys and girls' computer use with friends and friendship quality: Support for the social compensation or the rich-get-richer hypothesis?

@article{Desjarlais2010ALS,
  title={A longitudinal study of the relation between adolescent boys and girls' computer use with friends and friendship quality: Support for the social compensation or the rich-get-richer hypothesis?},
  author={Malinda Desjarlais and T. Willoughby},
  journal={Comput. Hum. Behav.},
  year={2010},
  volume={26},
  pages={896-905}
}

• Malinda Desjarlais, T. Willoughby
• Published 2010
• Psychology, Computer Science
• Comput. Hum. Behav.

Using computers with friends either in person or online has become ubiquitous in the life of most adolescents; however, little is known about the complex relation between this activity and friendship quality. This study examined direct support for the social compensation and rich-get-richer hypotheses among adolescent girls and boys by including social anxiety as a moderating factor. A sample of 1050 adolescents completed a survey in grade 9 and then again in grades 11 and 12. For girls, there… Expand

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