The research done on the topic of teen dependency on technology and social media has shed some light on the controversial issue. Many believe that teens and young adults are too dependent on their electronic devices and that the dependency on electronics can have negative effects later on in life. So are people becoming more dependent on electronic devices for communication? What effects could this have on young adults and children?

Bellinson, Jill. "Introduction to “Where the Wired Things Are: Children and Technology in Treatment”." Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy 10.4 (2011): n. pag. Abstract. Print.
Jill Bellinson, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst as well as the author of the Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy. As a Ph. D I believe her information on the topic very credible. Bellison presents this topic in an unbiased way by listing the pros and cons of having so much digital interaction. Pros such as the ability to be connected and ability to communicate at any time but cons such as cyberbullying, and stalking.

Boyd, Danah. It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens. N.p.: n.p., 2014. Print.
Danah Boyd, a social media scholar and youth researcher has alma maters at Brown University, MIT and UC Berkeley School of Information. She is well known for commentary on sociality, identity, and culture among youth on social networks. In It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens, Boyd busts numerous misconceptions that many adults have about teen social-media activity. For example, she reports that teens are not oblivious to the need for privacy. Her interviewees find a variety of ways to limit what adults and strangers see of their profiles. It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens is a thoroughly researched, survey of young people and their online lives.

| Montgomery, Kathryn C. Generation Digital: Politics, Commerce, and Childhood in the Age of the Internet. N.p.: n.p., 2009. Print |
Kathryn C. Montgomery is Professor in the Public Communication Division, School of Communication, at American University. Her book guides readers through what experts call the Digital Age, a time when children's unsurpassed access to new information, people, and ideas challenges our cultural ideal of childhood innocence and confounds traditional distinctions between generations. She reflects on her time as Director of the Center for Media Education, a public interest advocacy group she founded to influence media policy affecting children.

Turkle, Sherry. Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. N.p.: n.p., 2011. Print
MIT professor Sherry Turkle explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives in her book Alone Together. Turkle speaks about how much of our modern life leaves us less connected with people and more connected to simulations of them through social networking sites.
"Should Kids Be on Facebook?" Scholastic News 10 Feb. 2014: 7. Print.
This article had a survey that asked the readers their opinion on whether kids should be allowed on Facebook. Facebook does have a minimum age requirement of 13 years old but some argue that these young teens do not yet understand the dangers of sharing too much information on the web. The article gave two opposite view points in the subject and both gave pros and cons on their stance.