Are Online Buddies Same As The Real Ones?

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    • Publish Date: Sep 29 2017 1:20PM
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Are Online Buddies Same As The Real Ones?

Los Angeles: Online friendships in teenagers are just as intimate and have similar characteristics as offline relationships, a study suggests. Many parents worry about how much time teenagers spend texting, sharing selfies and engaging in other online activities with their friends. However, a study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine in the US, found that many of these digital behaviours serve the same purpose and encompass the same core qualities as face-to-face relationships.

"Increased peer interaction in cyberspace has led to growing concern that today's adolescent friendships are now less intimate and an inadequate substitute for those back in the day that took place in person," said Stephanie Reich, from University of California, Irvine.

"Many contacts between adolescents are mediated through technology and can provide additional opportunities for friends to spend time together, share thoughts and display affection than in offline spaces alone," said Reich.

Researchers identified six core characteristics of offline friendships - self-disclosure, validation, companionship, instrumental support, conflict and conflict resolution - and their digital parallels.

For each quality, they noted ways in which online interfaces corresponded with or differed from in-person communication. The results are detailed in the May issue of Adolescent Research Review.

Reich and Yau found that digital exchanges offer more benefits in some areas and carry increased risks in others.

On the plus side, online contact enhances companionship between friends via conversations that can continue throughout the day and night without disrupting others, and it also allows more time to control emotions and calm down before crafting and sending a response to something upsetting.

Conversely, friendships can be damaged by gossip and rumors, which spread much faster and farther through cyberspace.

"Digital communication may increase the ramifications of conduct due to the permanence of information and the speed by which it travels, but at the core, friendships seem to have the same key characteristics," Reich said.

"The majority of adolescents interact electronically most often with individuals they consider friends offline," he said.

"So rather than reducing intimacy in these relationships, technology-mediated communication may provide additional benefits to teens as connections occur both face-to-face and online," he added. 

How is online friendship different from friendship in real world? What has been your experience of online friends? Share your thoughts in the comments section

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Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Los Angeles: Online friendships in teenagers are just as intimate and have similar characteristics as offline relationships, a study suggests. Many parents worry about how much time teenagers spend texting, sharing selfies and engaging in other online activities with their friends.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Los Angeles: Online friendships in teenagers are just as intimate and have similar characteristics as offline relationships, a study suggests. Many parents worry about how much time teenagers spend texting, sharing selfies and engaging in other online activities with their friends.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Los Angeles: Online friendships in teenagers are just as intimate and have similar characteristics as offline relationships, a study suggests. Many parents worry about how much time teenagers spend texting, sharing selfies and engaging in other online activities with their friends.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Los Angeles: Online friendships in teenagers are just as intimate and have similar characteristics as offline relationships, a study suggests. Many parents worry about how much time teenagers spend texting, sharing selfies and engaging in other online activities with their friends.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

However, a study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine in the US, found that many of these digital behaviours serve the same purpose and encompass the same core qualities as face-to-face relationships.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

However, a study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine in the US, found that many of these digital behaviours serve the same purpose and encompass the same core qualities as face-to-face relationships.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

However, a study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine in the US, found that many of these digital behaviours serve the same purpose and encompass the same core qualities as face-to-face relationships.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

However, a study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine in the US, found that many of these digital behaviours serve the same purpose and encompass the same core qualities as face-to-face relationships.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

However, a study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine in the US, found that many of these digital behaviours serve the same purpose and encompass the same core qualities as face-to-face relationships.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

"Increased peer interaction in cyberspace has led to growing concern that today''s adolescent friendships are now less intimate and an inadequate substitute for those back in the day that took place in person," said Stephanie Reich, from University of California, Irvine.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

"Increased peer interaction in cyberspace has led to growing concern that today''s adolescent friendships are now less intimate and an inadequate substitute for those back in the day that took place in person," said Stephanie Reich, from University of California, Irvine.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

"Increased peer interaction in cyberspace has led to growing concern that today''s adolescent friendships are now less intimate and an inadequate substitute for those back in the day that took place in person," said Stephanie Reich, from University of California, Irvine.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

For each quality, they noted ways in which online interfaces corresponded with or differed from in-person communication. The results are detailed in the May issue of Adolescent Research Review.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

For each quality, they noted ways in which online interfaces corresponded with or differed from in-person communication. The results are detailed in the May issue of Adolescent Research Review.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

For each quality, they noted ways in which online interfaces corresponded with or differed from in-person communication. The results are detailed in the May issue of Adolescent Research Review.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Researchers identified six core characteristics of offline friendships - self-disclosure, validation, companionship, instrumental support, conflict and conflict resolution - and their digital parallels.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Researchers identified six core characteristics of offline friendships - self-disclosure, validation, companionship, instrumental support, conflict and conflict resolution - and their digital parallels.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Researchers identified six core characteristics of offline friendships - self-disclosure, validation, companionship, instrumental support, conflict and conflict resolution - and their digital parallels.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Reich and Yau found that digital exchanges offer more benefits in some areas and carry increased risks in others.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Reich and Yau found that digital exchanges offer more benefits in some areas and carry increased risks in others.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Reich and Yau found that digital exchanges offer more benefits in some areas and carry increased risks in others.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

On the plus side, online contact enhances companionship between friends via conversations that can continue throughout the day and night without disrupting others, and it also allows more time to control emotions and calm down before crafting and sending a response to something upsetting

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

On the plus side, online contact enhances companionship between friends via conversations that can continue throughout the day and night without disrupting others, and it also allows more time to control emotions and calm down before crafting and sending a response to something upsetting

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

On the plus side, online contact enhances companionship between friends via conversations that can continue throughout the day and night without disrupting others, and it also allows more time to control emotions and calm down before crafting and sending a response to something upsetting

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

On the plus side, online contact enhances companionship between friends via conversations that can continue throughout the day and night without disrupting others, and it also allows more time to control emotions and calm down before crafting and sending a response to something upsetting

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Conversely, friendships can be damaged by gossip and rumors, which spread much faster and farther through cyberspace.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Conversely, friendships can be damaged by gossip and rumors, which spread much faster and farther through cyberspace.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Conversely, friendships can be damaged by gossip and rumors, which spread much faster and farther through cyberspace.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Digital communication may increase the ramifications of conduct due to the permanence of information and the speed by which it travels, but at the core, friendships seem to have the same key characteristics," Reich said.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Digital communication may increase the ramifications of conduct due to the permanence of information and the speed by which it travels, but at the core, friendships seem to have the same key characteristics," Reich said.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

Digital communication may increase the ramifications of conduct due to the permanence of information and the speed by which it travels, but at the core, friendships seem to have the same key characteristics," Reich said.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

The majority of adolescents interact electronically most often with individuals they consider friends offline," he said.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

The majority of adolescents interact electronically most often with individuals they consider friends offline," he said.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

So rather than reducing intimacy in these relationships, technology-mediated communication may provide additional benefits to teens as connections occur both face-to-face and online," he added.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

So rather than reducing intimacy in these relationships, technology-mediated communication may provide additional benefits to teens as connections occur both face-to-face and online," he added.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

So rather than reducing intimacy in these relationships, technology-mediated communication may provide additional benefits to teens as connections occur both face-to-face and online," he added.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

So rather than reducing intimacy in these relationships, technology-mediated communication may provide additional benefits to teens as connections occur both face-to-face and online," he added.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

So rather than reducing intimacy in these relationships, technology-mediated communication may provide additional benefits to teens as connections occur both face-to-face and online," he added.

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

How is online friendship different from friendship in real world? What has been your experience of online friends? Share your thoughts in the comments section

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

How is online friendship different from friendship in real world? What has been your experience of online friends? Share your thoughts in the comments section

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

How is online friendship different from friendship in real world? What has been your experience of online friends? Share your thoughts in the comments section

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

How is online friendship different from friendship in real world? What has been your experience of online friends? Share your thoughts in the comments section

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

How is online friendship different from friendship in real world? What has been your experience of online friends? Share your thoughts in the comments section

Pandu Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

How is online friendship different from friendship in real world? What has been your experience of online friends? Share your thoughts in the comments section

Kumar Saurav Delhi Public School, Noida

Hi R.Pandu. Please don''t post the story as a comment!

Hemalatha.G Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary Scho

I don''t know much about online buddies as don''t have such kind of friends. But real ones are awesome. Friends help is reduce our stress. When I step into my school I feel bored at times, but my friends make it a cool place to spend time. I think online friendships will reduce misunderstandings between them. However, in both the cases friends help us and make us enjoy our life but I like real ones!

AMRITANSH SHARMA Sandipani

Online friendship, in my opinion is completely worthless. It is we don''t fell the same with online friends than with real friends. Moreover, social media are becoming a place to brag and showoff and not to share feelings. Social media sites are also becoming a common place for cyberbullying. So we should go out and interact instead of sticking on social media.

Prathamesh Kandale HILLGREEN SCHOOL

there''s no replacement of real pals!!!!

P.S Geethanjali Nalanda Vidya Niketan, Vijayawada

We always try to boost off or show ourselves to the people.When we chatting online,I feel we may hide our real character and always show some other person as ourselves.Virual friends are never there to solve our problems or console us like our real pals.

Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

In my opinion, online friendship sometimes serves best for the purpose. The major reason being "space". Many a times it''s difficult to ignore ore a person or to have a word in real life but the virtual world helps to you to cut the mustard down according to your mood!

Dilsher Singh Chatha Bhavan Vidyalaya Panchkula

Real pals and online pals just don''t go together. Nothing can replace real pals

Roma Ramcoumar Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Friendship is enjoyed to the fullest only when we experience when we are in touch in offline . I don''t understand how are they able to develop friendship online . You cant see a true character without seeing or experiencing your buddy offline.

Ronit.R National Hill View Public School

R Pandu What are you up to?

Ronit.R National Hill View Public School

Nothing''s better than a true offline friend who walks with you in all times

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