* Using FB to seek and share information could be some peoples way to avoid more cognitively demanding sources such as journal articles and newspaper reports. * Females, younger people, and those not currently in a committed relationship were the most active FB users. * People who are rated as more likeable in the flesh also tend to be rated as more likeable based on their FB page. * Your likes can be analysed by a computer programme to produce a more accurate profile of your personality than the profiles produced by your friends and relatives. * Higher degrees of narcissism led to deeper self-disclosures and more self-promotional content within these messages. * Users with higher need to belong disclosed more intimate information. * Lonelier people disclose more private information, but fewer opinions. * Attractiveness (good-lookers give your rep a boost), and the statements they make about you on your wall, affect the way your own profile is perceived. * Having an overabundance of friends leads to negative perceptions of your profile. * When people feel more insecure about their partners feelings, they make their relationship more visible in their pics. * Use of FB leads to greater feelings of belonging and confidence in keeping up with friends, especially for people with low self-esteem. * Lowers depression and anxiety and gives greater satisfaction with life. * The more people used FB, the worse they felt the next time we text-messaged them; [and] the more they used FB over two-weeks, the more their life satisfaction levels declined over time. * Using FB to connect with existing friends was associated with less loneliness, but using it to connect with strangers (i.e. people only known online) was associated with more loneliness. * People whod spent more time on FB felt that other people were happier, and that life was less fair. * More time on FB went hand in hand with more feelings of jealousy. * People feel depressed after spending a great deal of time on Facebook because they feel badly when comparing themselves to others. * Heavy FB users are not more stressed than average, but are more aware of other peoples stress. *
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 04:50:34 +0000
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