Bentley, Keisha L.2012-08-092017-05-112012-08-092017-05-112012-05May 2012http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5220textUsing Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development and Higgins’s self discrepancy theory, this report provides a framework for understanding adolescents’ use of social networking websites and the implications of such use for their identity development and subsequent well-being. Suggestions for working with adolescents and future research are outlined.application/pdfengOnline social networkingFacebookAdolescenceIdentitythesis2012-08-092152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5220