'uok?' Text messages can soothe the disconnected soul

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 21:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Text messaging often gets a bad rap for contributing to illiteracy and high-risk behavior such as reckless driving. But a social welfare professor has found an upside to texting, especially for people who feel stressed out, isolated and alone.

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