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Online time may foster youngster’s social involvement

By John M. Grohol, PsyD
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Adults often express fear that young people spend too much time online and, as a result, are losing a sense of the importance of social interaction, civic involvement and participation in social communities.

A Northwestern University researcher who for seven years has been studying a remarkable …

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