Previous studies tended to take a dim view of those who spend a long time in front of a computer: "We have a tendency to see using computers as slightly negative or slightly dysfunctional. What is often missed it is what people are using the computers to do."
People who use e-mail or chat rooms regularly not only communicate more but the quality of that communication tends to be better too, said Dr Joinson. He believes the communication that takes place via the web is more intimate and trusting than it would be face to face: "People tend to disclose four times as much information by email than they do face to face. It is a very strong foundation for friendships and relationships."
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