Argument against my position

Argument 1#:  The use of SNS has good affections on adolescents’ overall well-being.


 SNS makes it easier for teenagers to make friends and maintain their relationships (Antheunis, Schouten & Krahmer, 2016.)

 A study has shown that computer-mediated interactions have boosted people's community interaction, involvement, and social capital (Ellison, Steinfield  & Lampe, 2007.)


Argument 2#: Online communication helps adolescents to achieve a better development

 SNS takes an important part as a social variable that psychologically connects physical and virtual world (Subrahmanyam & Greefield, 2008.)
 “Scholars agree that at least five characteristics of social networking sites facilitate adolescents’ identity construction” (Peter, Valkenburg & Fluckiger, 2008, p.3)



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Antheunis, M. L., Schouten, A. P., & Krahmer, E. (2016). The Role of Social Networking Sites in Early Adolescents’ Social Lives. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 36(3), 348–371. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431614564060

Ellison, N. B., Steinfield, C., & Lampe, C. (2007). The benefits of Facebook “friends:” Social capital and college students’ use of online social network sites. Journal of computer-mediated communication, 12(4), 1143-1168. Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/jcmc/article/12/4/1143/4582961

Subrahmanyam, K., & Greenfield, P. (2008). Online Communication and Adolescent Relationships. The Future of Children, 18(1), 119-146. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20053122

Peter, J., Valkenburg, P., & Fluckiger, C. (2009). Adolescents and social network sites: Identity, friendships and privacy. In Livingstone S. & Haddon L. (Eds.), Kids online: Opportunities and risks for children (pp. 83-94). Bristol, UK; Portland, OR, USA: Bristol University Press. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9qgvds.12