Posts Tagged with “Internet”

New research on how depressed people use Internet confirms Bryant faculty findings

June 15th, 2012

In this New York Times "Gray Matter" article, researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology cite previous findings of Janet Morahan-Martin, professor of applied psychology, and Phyllis Schumacher, professor of mathematics: Frequent checking of e-mail may relate to high levels of anxiety, which correlates with depressive symptoms.

The research paper, "Loneliness and Social Uses of the Internet," was published by Morahan-Martin and Schumacher in 2003 in the summer issue of the journal Computers in Human Behavior.

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Psychology

August 4th, 2009

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Janet Morahan-Martin
Professor of Applied Psychology
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