Negative Effects of Facebook

Hurts Job Employment Opportunities

Negative Impact on Well Being

Study: "We text messaged young adults in the US five times per day for two weeks to examine how Facebook use influenced the two components of subjective well being: how people feel moment to moment and how satisfied they are with their lives in the long run."

The more they used Facebook the more negative moment to moment texts they received, and the more they used Facebook over the 2 weeks the worse they felt over time.

Negative Impact on Self Esteem

“Active participation on Facebook in young adults was key in producing a sense of belonging among social media users.” - Dr. Stephanie Tobin from The University of Queensland's School of Psychology

Conclusions

If it has so many negative ramifications then why are people using Facebook?

Negative Impact on Self Esteem

Can we stop this?

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Results:

Students who were not using their Facebook as much as others and students who were not receiving feedback on their posts began to experience feelings of exclusion and low self esteem

Students claimed to feel "invisible" when their posts were commented on.

Facebook in the minds of many young adults, measures the amount of popularity or self worth an individual has.

“ The types of actions users take and the kinds of information they are adding to their Facebook walls and profiles are a reflection of their identities. You are your Facebook, basically, and despite all its socialness, Facebook is a deeply personal medium.”

"The more you get connected to Facebook, the stronger you feel that the items you post - the pictures, for example - are part of your identity and the more likely you are going to view these as your virtual possessions."

- Shyam Sundar, co-director of the Media Effects Research Laboratory at Pennsylvania State

Negative Impact on Anxiety

An Addiction?

Study done by Dr. Andreassen published in a Psychological Report in 2012.

Facebook is a Distraction!

• Average Facebook user is online for 1:30 hours

• Take away from school and work obligations
• Students who use Facebook and hit the books simultaneously found their multitasking led to 20% lower grades than those of their more focused peers.

• Can increase the amount of anxiety

- Difficulty sleeping

- Constant updates also lead to many respondents frequently comparing themselves to others leading to feelings of inadequacy

• Can increase the amount of social anxiety

STUDY: Researchers performed an experiment to see whether reviewing a persons Facebook profile before meeting them would generate anxiety levels on 26 females ages 18-20

Research

• The impact of social media on society has prompted researchers to investigate whether its effect is positive or negative. They have found many negative impacts. Such as:

• negative self esteem
• effects self worth and well being
• increased anxiety
• effects job employment
• distracts from school
• increases cyber bullying
• increases competition

History of Facebook

Statistics

• Started by Mark Zuckerberg with his fellow classmates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes on February 4, 2004

• Built in a dorm at Harvard University

• Within hours the website spread like rapid fire throughout the college, and has only continued to grow larger and reach greater markets since its creation.

A Typical Facebook Profile

Facebook

• Social Networking plays a crucial role in our current global world. It allows us to connect with other individuals in ways we were not able to before.

• Unfortunately, with this new surge of technology, comes the inevitable effect on its users, both good and bad.

Hypothesis: Facebook has many negative effects on young adults from the United States.

Negative Effects of Facebook

on Young Adults in the USA

Danielle Gross