The effects of online media on friendships among young people in metropolitan India are investigated. Convenience sampling was used to enroll 100 participants, and data was gathered from semi-structured interviews. Convenience, long-distance relationships, communication network, overwhelm, anxiety, and less face-to-face contact were the six themes that emerged from the data analysis. The findings imply that while digital communication facilitates convenience and aids in maintaining long-distance relationships, it can also contribute to feelings of overload and anxiety due to the constant flow of information. In addition, less time is spent talking to people face-to-face because of digital contact. The results of this study shed light on the impact that technology has on the social lives of metropolitan Indian youth.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.