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Growing up digital: How the Internet affects teen identity
Teens are often stressed and seeking validation, and they may look for that validation online through social media. This validation is “a vital part of how teens form identity” (Johnson 2014) according to psychologist Catherin Steiner-Adair. Social media allows teens and children to advertise their lives and expose them to choices and actions that were not available to previous generations. Although the method of looking for validation has changed, the reaction teens have has not. Without a fully developed prefrontal cortex, teens have less impulse control and therefore are more likely to disassociate cyberbullying from their “real lives.” This lack of access