STUDY: The More People Use Facebook During A Specific Time Period, The Worse They Feel
Is there a correlation between happiness and frequency of Facebook posts? Yes, according to a study by the University of Michigan, released Wednesday, which found that the more people used the social network during a specified time period, the worse they felt.
Is there a correlation between happiness and frequency of Facebook posts? Yes, according to a study by the University of Michigan, released Wednesday, which found that the more people used the social network during a specified time period, the worse they felt.
A total of 82 young adults participated in the study, all of which had Facebook accounts and smartphones, and they were sent texts at random times, five times per day, with links to an online survey asking them these questions:
- How do you feel right now?
- How worried are you right now?
- How lonely do you feel right now?
- How much have you used Facebook since the last time we asked?
- How much have you interacted with other people “directly” since the last time we asked?
According to the results, the more respondents used Facebook during the specified time periods, the worse they subsequently felt, and the same results...
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