Short Bytes: According to a new study, you post more pictures and status updates of “happy times” on Facebook as you are subconsciously jealous of your friends sharing the same. Read more to know about the study and tell us if you agree with this study.
“Social media participation has been linked to depression, anxiety and narcissistic behavior, but the reasons haven’t been well-explained,” said Professor Izak Benbasat from Sauder School of Business. In his new study dealing with Facebook and human behavior, he says that envy is the missing link and reason behind the complications developed in us with time.
As you might have experienced in your personal lives, the travel pictures of your friends on Facebook is the major contributor to this envy, pushing you to click “more perfect” pictures. However, the study reveals that as a result, you don’t post pictures to make others jealous, but to keep appearing on Facebook and compete with your friends.
For his study, Prof. Benbasat and the co-authors of research surveyed 1,193 Facebook users in Germany and asked them questions regarding their Facebook habits.
When people were asked about their negative feelings due to Facebook, 25 percent of users responded with ‘envy’ as their answer. But, when this question was coupled with the situation where others are using Facebook and posting pictures, this percent shoots to 50 percent.
While Facebook is a great medium to connect to our friends and family, the dark side of the social network must be told to common people and young Facebook users. Prof. Benbasat says that more you use Facebook, you’re more likely to consume the negative emotions.
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That is why I hide post and unfollow every friends I have seeing post eating in a fancy restaurant or travelling in good places. (sorry for bad english)
Posiblemente la envidia sea el factor principal , que lleva a las personas a compartir en las redes sociales . Pero
pienso diferente en lo relacionado con este tema , personalmente lo uso como una manera de aislarme de los problemas que me rodean en mi entorno : como personas violentas , drogadictos , ebrios , etc . Personas que tratan de imponer sus estilos de vida , como una gran verdad , y creo que en ese sentido Facebook ayuda mucho ; enriqueciendo mas bien , de cuestiones mucho mas interesantes , como adquirir mas conocimientos y elementos que pueden ser de mucho mas utilidad .
Tal vez personas mas jovenes y con mayor porcentaje de vida por delante , puedan ocupar su tiempo en desarrollar la parte negativa de su personalidad y producir un envenenamiento de las redes y medios de comunicacion sociales .
LOL. What kind of research people are doing now days ??? So shit ! ! ! “jealous of your friends sharing the same” REALLY ? Come on researchers. . .do something cool and effective.
That is why I hide post and unfollow every friends I have seeing post eating in a fancy restaurant or travelling in good places. (sorry for bad english)
Interesting fact for today: your "sorry for bad english" usually annoys people more than your english skills :v
Posiblemente la envidia sea el factor principal , que lleva a las personas a compartir en las redes sociales . Pero
pienso diferente en lo relacionado con este tema , personalmente lo uso como una manera de aislarme de los problemas que me rodean en mi entorno : como personas violentas , drogadictos , ebrios , etc . Personas que tratan de imponer sus estilos de vida , como una gran verdad , y creo que en ese sentido Facebook ayuda mucho ; enriqueciendo mas bien , de cuestiones mucho mas interesantes , como adquirir mas conocimientos y elementos que pueden ser de mucho mas utilidad .
Tal vez personas mas jovenes y con mayor porcentaje de vida por delante , puedan ocupar su tiempo en desarrollar la parte negativa de su personalidad y producir un envenenamiento de las redes y medios de comunicacion sociales .
Filip Lewiński Bruh! hahahahahaa
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