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London - Using Facebook can make you unhappy with your lot, according to researchers.
They found that the cheerful pictures Facebook users plaster over their pages convey a debilitating message to those who see them.
More than 400 students were asked by a team at Utah Valley University how much they agreed or disagreed with statements such as “Life is fair” and “Many of my friends have a better life than me”.
The results showed that the more time they spent on Facebook, the more likely they were to think other people were happier than them.
Those who had used Facebook the longest were significantly more likely to believe life is unfair.
The study, published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behaviour and Social Networking, found that people who spent more time socialising with friends in the flesh were less likely to feel unhappy with their lives. - Daily Mail
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Scapegoat, wrote
The research was probably conducted at a "Magic the gathering" convention. Either that or Trekkies. Either way, CRY ME A F@#$ing RIVER!
Anonymous, wrote
Social media is a mechanism for people to create fake a persona. Sad but true, go do your own research...
Andrea, wrote
I agree with the findings of the study.People only take photos of the good times (birthdays, weddings etc) and these photos are posted. Looking at someones life on facebook makes it look like they go from strength to strength. This makes us discontent as we know we have many sad times in our lives. Other people have times like this too....it just doesnt make their wall...
lifelove, wrote
Anonymous, wrote
What a load of rubbish! To think that 400 people from a select corner of the planet can be chosen to represent the behaviour of hundreds of millions of users around the world, is definitely NOT research.
Anonymous, wrote
The exact opposite is true.... unhappy people spend more time on facebook to cheer themselves up.
David, wrote
From my personal experience and from information i have received from people in passing, i find that FaceBook makes one "SAD' because of the "WHATS ON YOUR MIND" rubbish that people post on there status. It is generally sad news that ends with "but i am not giving up' or the person types a statement that will create an argument. When reading these statements everyday a person does truly loose any positive thoughts of how wonderful a world we live in. I have found that the users who do not use Facebook much anymore to be smart and positive people in life, but those that are still on it everyday, i find them to have a negative outlook on life and they try to portray a positive outer image.
Dave, wrote
Ruzzar, wrote
Yeah, i personally think the survey is right. After joining facebook, early 2009, everything was just fine. L8r when my things where not going according to plan, thats when i started realizing life was unfair. But again, after going through tonnes of hardships before in like, one is likely to post their 'happy times' pictures, status upd8s, like latest cars, designer clothes, etc. Thats when I learned, that is not a good way to socialize. Hence i am nw enjoying @twitter, having not to worry about how other peeps are enjoying life. For me and most of my friends, @twitter is just great and much better, hence we spent most of our data cost there, rather than on @facebook.
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