Casey Brown

Professor Padgett
UWRT 1102
March 10 2015
Annotated Bibliography
Topic: Technology and Mental Disorders
Inquiry: What is the relationship between technology and mental disorders?
Proposed Thesis: Use of technology can often have a negative impact on peoples mental status.
Moreau, Axelle, et al. "Psychopathological Profiles Of Adolescent And Young Adult Problematic
Facebook Users." Computers In Human Behavior 44.(2015): 64-69. Academic Search Premier.
Web. 10 Mar. 2015.
This source is from 2015 and is peer-reviewed, so the information is up to date and
accurate. This article is about a study that aimed to determine the psychopathological profiles
of people using Facebook. Psychopathology is, The study of the origin, development, and
manifestations of mental or behavioral disorders. So this study was meant to determine the
correlation between the use of Facebook and mental disorders. The article uses dozens of
references to back up its information. The study used over 400 participants, so its unlikely that
common trends were only coincidences. The article is relevant to my topic because its about
people who use a technology and which mental disorders they appear to have.
Tokunaga, Robert S. "A Unique Problem Or the Manifestation of a Preexisting Disorder? the
Mediating Role of Problematic Internet use in the Relationships between Psychosocial Problems

and Functional Impairment." Communication Research 41.4 (2014): 531-60. ProQuest. Web. 19
Feb. 2015.
The article talks about the problems that come from technology, specifically media such
as the internet and television. It brings up how people with various preexisting conditions use the
internet, as well as problems that can arise from its use. The biggest problem highlighted in this
article is addiction from over-usage. This internet addiction can cause a multitude of other
problems, including social impairment and a decline in academic and work performance. It was
published in 2014 by Communication Research, so the information is up to date and
comprehensive.

Roberts, Clare, et al. "The Prevention Of Depressive Symptoms In Rural School Children: A
Randomized Controlled Trial." Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 71.3 (2003):
622-628. PsycARTICLES. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a prevention program which
was meant to lessen depressive and anxious symptoms in children living in rural areas. This
article relates to my topic because it contains data from similar studies that took place in more
urban areas, and had less success. Urban children are exposed to much more technology and
media than rural children, which could explain why their symptoms were harder to reverse. The
program was very effective in treating anxious symptoms, but the results in people with
depressive symptoms were much less significant. It was published in 2003, so newer data could
have been found which would nullify that in this article, but it is still peer-reviewed and
published by an academic journal.

Ngai, Irene, Erin C. Tully, and Page L. Anderson. "The Course Of The Working Alliance During
Virtual Reality And Exposure Group Therapy For Social Anxiety Disorder." Behavioural &
Cognitive Psychotherapy 43.2 (2015): 167-181.Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.
This article is written about a study done on participants diagnosed with social anxiety
disorder. The participants were split into two groups and each group would receive either virtual
reality exposure therapy (VRE), or exposure group therapy (EGT). The results were very similar
for each type of therapy, which means that use of technology in social anxiety treatment is no
more effective than traditional group therapy, but is much more expensive, making a less
efficient method of treatment. The article is peer-reviewed, uses several academic journals as
references and was published at Georgia State University, so it is a credible source. The article
was published in 2013, so the information will be mostly up to date.

Landoll, Ryan R., Annette La Greca M., and Betty S. Lai. "Aversive Peer Experiences on Social
Networking Sites: Development of the Social Networking-Peer Experiences Questionnaire (SNPEQ)." Journal of Research on Adolescence 23.4 (2013): 695-705. ProQuest. Web. 10 Mar.
2015.
This study looked at the effects of face-to-face bullying versus online bullying. The study
involved over 1500 participants, so its very unlikely that any patterns that were discovered were
random. The experimenters found a moderate correlation between bullying and victimization,
which means that sometimes bullies were victims of bullying themselves. However, they found a
much stronger correlation between cyber bullies and cyber victimization. This could suggest that

online interactions have a stronger impact on a persons mental standing than face-to-face
interactions. This study was published by the Journal of Research on Adolescence in 2013, so the
information will be both accurate and still relevant.