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New Facebook Study is depressing
« on: January 24, 2012, 10:50:57 am »
Last year, a pair of studies showed that heavy Facebook users have more grey matter in their brains and are subject to a condition known as Facebook Depression. A new study from Utah Valley University suggests heavy users of Facebook may also share another trait: low self-esteem.

The study surveyed 425 college students about their use of social networking use, in addition to questions about how they spent their time socializing offline. Students who spent the most time on Facebook were the most likely to agree with the statement that others had better lives than they did. Those who were more likely to friend people on Facebook they did not personally know were the most likely to believe that others were happier than they were. The study doesn't single out Facebook as the cause of low self-esteem — it could simply mean that people with low self-esteem are more likely to friend strangers than those with happy and healthy offline lives.
source - http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/study-finds-facebook-users-low-self-esteem-034335452.html

Do you use facebook?  If so do you consider yourself having low-self esteem?  I have a facebook account but I am hardly ever on it, and very rarely post anything.  So I don't think I have low self esteem lol.
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Re: New Facebook Study is depressing
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2012, 07:47:23 pm »
I'm not so sure the answer is as simple as they're making it.  Facebook is part of my routine and I'm out and about living my life beyond it just fine.  Of course, being in college and being in a charismatic mood helps, and seeing people post retarded stuff helps.  Also, I'm part of a statewide brony group, and we have a chat and very active wall.  I may have yet to meet any of them, but the experience is very enriching.
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Re: New Facebook Study is depressing
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2012, 08:29:28 pm »
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Do you use facebook?  If so do you consider yourself having low-self esteem?

Yes and yes. I've had depression/anxiety/self esteem issues my entire life. And I'm ALWAYS on FB.
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Re: New Facebook Study is depressing
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 09:39:33 pm »
I go on FB & I have had depression/sef-esteem issues my whole life, but I've been feeling better about myself lately due to things getting better for me.
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Re: New Facebook Study is depressing
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 10:16:29 pm »
I have a Facebook account. I usually briefly check it once or twice a day, occasionally spending around 20 minutes or so catching up with relatives or sharing pictures. I only add people who I know fairly well, or relatives I'd like to keep in touch with. No strangers or loose acquaintances. Struggled with depression since late childhood, though I'm fairly stable now thanks to meds & having seen a therapist a few years back. My self-esteem is up and down.

I'm quite certain that the major factor here is how long people spend online & whether they're comfortable with face-to-face contact versus online interaction, rather than this merely being a Facebook-related phenomenon.
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Re: New Facebook Study is depressing
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2012, 11:11:18 pm »
I go on Facebook about once every other day.
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Re: New Facebook Study is depressing
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2012, 01:41:24 am »
I use Facebook about once a day, though only passively. I don't actively friend or chat to people and rarely post a status update. I more just skim through my news feed when I've got nothing better to do.

As for my self-esteem. Meh, I don't think all that highly of myself, but I also don't put much stock into my own self esteem, so I figure it matters not.
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Re: New Facebook Study is depressing
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2012, 06:39:54 am »
I got rid of Facebook over a year and a half ago, not because it was hurting my self-esteem, mainly because I never used it , I barely talked to people on it and the shitty status updates. However, I don't think my self-esteem has improved much since.
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Re: New Facebook Study is depressing
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2012, 11:09:25 am »
I had low self-esteem before it was cool. That is to say, way before FB came onto the scene.
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Re: New Facebook Study is depressing
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2012, 04:53:26 pm »
My self-esteem is high.  It's just not based on anything noticeable.
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Re: New Facebook Study is depressing
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2012, 10:29:53 am »
I use FAcebook and online communities because I'm shy and it's easier to get to know people online, since it's easier to find people with some common interests. I don't have low self-esteem, and I'm not depressed. I do have body image issues, but I don't think that's the same thing. And I don't think that being online affects my offline life that much. If anything it makes me more confident. You don't need to have actually met your friends to consider them good, long-term friends.
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