Facebook Blackout Study Helps Students Reduce Stress

Try this for finals week: stay off Facebook. A recent non-scientific experiment by a small Pennsylvania college shows that a significant amount of students felt less stressed out and were more engaged with their studies if they were banned access from Facebook and Twitter.

Harrisburg University had a smart idea: cut out access to Facebook for a week and see what happened. Supported by their College of Science and Technology, students and teachers were surveyed before and after the blackout week, which took place last September (at the beginning of the semester).