Happiness Effect - Freitas, Donna (Research Associate, Research Associate, Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame) a Smith, Christian (William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Director, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and D

Sexting. Cyberbullying. Narcissism. People--and especially the media--are consumed by fears about the effect of social media on young people. We hear constantly about the dangers that lurk online, and about young people's seemingly pathological desire to share anything and everything about themselves with the entire world.