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Social interaction, Technology

New research: From Screen to Green: What happens to kids social skills when they go cold turkey on all media?

New research: From Screen to Green: What happens to kids social skills when they go cold turkey on all media?

The fact is we all stare at screens more than we would like and many of us rely on these tools to communicate with others, even during times when we should be spending quality time with our families and friends. Read more

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Technology

The Digital World And Face-To-Face Emotions

The Digital World And Face-To-Face Emotions

In a world that is vastly dominated by technology, what are the impacts? Often, people look at the benefits of technology, which are numerous, but we do not always consider the problems and costs associated with its daily use. Read more

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Computers, Technology

How digital technology and TV can inhibit children socially

How digital technology and TV can inhibit children socially

Removing smartphones and gadgets from children for just a few days immediately improves their social skills, a study has found.

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Social Media, Technology

No Stardom Until After Homework

No Stardom Until After Homework

IT was a Monday when Benni Cinkle, a 14-year-old high school student from Anaheim Hills, Calif., received a text message from her classmate Rebecca Black saying that an unofficial fan page devoted to Ms. Cinkle had popped up on Facebook. Read more

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Our mission is to study children, teens, and adults’ interaction with the newer forms of interactive digital media and to see how these interactions both affect and reflect offline lives, ecological conditions, and long-term development.

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Patricia M. Greenfield
Distinguished Professor of Psychology, UCLA
Director, CDMC@LA

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Yalda T. Uhls, Ph.D.
Associate Director, CDMC@LA
Assistant adjunct prof. at UCLA

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