Social networking sites and cognitive abilities: Do they make you smarter?
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- Authors
- Alloway, T. P., Horton, J., Alloway, R. G., & Dawson, C.
- Affiliations
- University of North Florida (US)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- University of Stirling (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Alloway, Tracy Packiam
- Venue
- Computers & Education
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-04
- Volume
- 63
- Pages
- 10-16
- ISSN
- 0360-1315 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2088253065
- Cited by
- 136
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 6
- FWCI
- 31.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Computers & Education (publishedVersion)
- University of North Florida Digital Commons (University of North Florida) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Digital Media and Philosophy
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- social networking sites, cognitive ability, adolescents, Facebook use, YouTube, Twitter, verbal ability, working memory, academic performance, social connectedness, time spent on social media, status updates
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