Newstrom noted that in a recent study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, 64 % of responding parents felt that absorption in the Internet could cause their child to become isolated. Another 42 % felt that the Internet could even create anti-social behavior in their children.
紐思中以最近美國賓州大學一項研究為例，百分之六十四的受訪家長認為，沈溺網路會導致孩子孤僻，百分之四十二認為網路可能造成孩子的反社會行為。