Passively scrolling through posts on the social media platform can make people feel worse, while active engagement on the platform may have the opposite effect.
Be on Guard, If You Are Checking Facebook Frequently!
Using Facebook frequently and checking posts often, makes the person sad and unhealthy; and also affects the mental health of the individual.
Using Facebook frequently and checking posts often, makes the person sad and unhealthy; and also affects the mental health of the individual.
‘Reading about others online might lead to negative social comparison, since people's posts are often more curated and flattering.’
"Just like in person, interacting with people you care about can be beneficial, while simply watching others from the sidelines may make you feel worse," wrote Facebook's Director of Research David Ginsberg and its Research Scientist Moira Burke. The researchers cited one experiment in which University of Michigan students randomly assigned to read Facebook for 10 minutes were in a worse mood at the end of the day than students assigned to post or talk to friends on Facebook.
A study from University of California San Diego and Yale found that people who clicked on about four times as many links as the average person, or who liked twice as many posts, reported worse mental health than average in a survey.
Facebook can Function as Safety Net for the Bereaved
Northeastern's William R. Hobbs, an expert in computational social science, wanted to know if social networks responded similarly after the death of a close mutual friend.
Northeastern's William R. Hobbs, an expert in computational social science, wanted to know if social networks responded similarly after the death of a close mutual friend.
Another theory is that the Internet takes people away from social engagement in person.
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Underestimating the Time You Lose in Facebook
Updating the facebook status can be fun, however people underestimate the time spent in facebook while having fun, reveals study.
Updating the facebook status can be fun, however people underestimate the time spent in facebook while having fun, reveals study.
A study Facebook conducted with Carnegie Mellon University found that people who sent or received more messages, comments and Timeline posts reported improvements in social support, depression and loneliness.
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Understanding How Our Facebook Posts may be Perceived by Our Friends, Acquaintances
It is important that we develop greater awareness of how our social networking posts may be perceived by our friends, co-workers, and acquaintances.
It is important that we develop greater awareness of how our social networking posts may be perceived by our friends, co-workers, and acquaintances.
"In sum, our research and other academic literature suggests that it's about how you use social media that matters when it comes to your well-being," Ginsberg and Burke wrote.
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