Effect of online social networking on the lifestyle of introvert and extrovert adolescents

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to explore and compare the effect of online social\rnetworking on the lifestyle of 120 extrovert and introvert adolescent boys and girls.\rIntroversion-Extroversion inventory was utilized for sample selection. An inventory\ron online social networking was developed and utilized to assess the effect of online\rsocial networking on the lifestyle of extrovert and introvert adolescent boys and girls.\rMean per cent scores and t-test were computed for analysis of data. The results of the\rstudy revealed that effect of online social networking on lifestyle emerged out to be\rmore positive than negative in majority of adolescents. No significant difference was\robserved among introvert and extrovert boys while significant difference at 5 per cent\rlevel of significance was observed among introvert and extrovert girls.