Direct interference is characterized by those who are so overly involved in online social interaction that their face-to-face interaction is hindered by it (Kirkpatrick, 2011). ... Granted, many teens use social media to healthily contact friends and loved ones and although the risks to their social development are still prevalent, proper research in long term affects are not adequate today. ...

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