Social Media And Its Effects On Society - 2088 Words

Abstract Ninety-seven community college students in southern California were exposed to three recent psychology studies in one of two conditions: abstracts (n=43) or tweets (n=54). After reading the abstracts or tweets, all participants were asked to summarize the main finding of the studies to measure their comprehension. They were asked to do the same approximately 20 minutes later to test their retention. Responses were scored on a 0-3 point scale. Results indicate that comprehension of the studies were similar between the two groups t= 1.51, Ï = .13, r=15, though students in the â€Å"tweet† condition did retain significantly more information than students in the abstract condition, t=2.27, Ï =. 02, r= .23. This finding provides evidence to†¦show more content†¦Two-thirds of American adults are taking part in some form of social networking site (Perrin, 2015). With so many people actively using social media, it comes into question if these platforms can actually be be neficial to this generation and future generations to come. This is a question to consider due to the many negative associations that follow social media, such as it being seen as a distraction, that users may develop narcissistic behavior, aggressive tendencies, and are more prone to anxiety and depression (Rosen, 2011). The dissemination of psychological research is something that isn’t looked into often. The implications of this work appear to remain on shelves and have little impact on practice, research, policy or citizens (Fingfgeld, 2003). Walter, Isobel, Nutley, Sandra, Davies, Huw (2003) fount that, although some studies had used qualitative approaches to evaluate and assess strategies to increase the impact of research in practice, little to none focused on the dissemination of qualitative research findings. There haven’t been very many studies exploring this possibility. Findings by Huang, Wu, She, Lin (2014) focused on how different forms of discussion influenced students’ knowledge. Results indicated a main effect for Facebook discussion versus regular discussion; such that, participating in the Facebook discussion group results in more knowledge. The purpose of this current