STUDY: Looking At Old Facebook Posts Makes You Feel Happier
Taking a trip down memory lane on Facebook may actually have some positive benefits. When users look back at great times with friends and party photos from college, they may notice themselves smiling a little more. That's not by accident, according to a study by University of Portsmouth researchers, who discovered that looking back at old Facebook photos promotes positive reminiscing and a self-soothing feeling.
Taking a trip down memory lane on Facebook may actually have some positive benefits. When users look back at great times with friends and party photos from college, they may notice themselves smiling a little more. That’s not by accident, according to a study by University of Portsmouth researchers, who discovered that looking back at old Facebook photos promotes positive reminiscing and a self-soothing feeling.
Researchers polled 134 Facebook users (86 percent of whom used the site daily), finding that 86 percent admitted to looking back at posts on their own Timelines and 75 percent looked through photos posted to their profiles.
According to the Facebook users polled, 76 percent said looking back on old posts improved their moods, while 73 percent noted that photos that friends posted on their Timelines made them feel happier.
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