Study Finds Being Ignored on Facebook May Lower Self-Esteem
By NICK BILTON
May 12, 2014, 6:54 pm
Social media promises to make people feel better about their lives and promotes the ability to connect with others and share wonderful moments.
Yet according to a new psychology report, when people are ignored on social sites, the rejection can have adverse affects.
The study, “Threats to belonging on Facebook: lurking and ostracism,” was published by Taylor and Francis Group, an academic book publishing house, and found that if no one “likes” a person’s post on Facebook, that lack of interaction can lead that person to have a lower self-esteem. The research was led by a team from the psychology school at the University of Queensland in Australia.
Dozens of studies over the past several years have explored social interactions online. But few have looked at what it’s like to simply be ignored.
(More here.)
May 12, 2014, 6:54 pm
Social media promises to make people feel better about their lives and promotes the ability to connect with others and share wonderful moments.
Yet according to a new psychology report, when people are ignored on social sites, the rejection can have adverse affects.
The study, “Threats to belonging on Facebook: lurking and ostracism,” was published by Taylor and Francis Group, an academic book publishing house, and found that if no one “likes” a person’s post on Facebook, that lack of interaction can lead that person to have a lower self-esteem. The research was led by a team from the psychology school at the University of Queensland in Australia.
Dozens of studies over the past several years have explored social interactions online. But few have looked at what it’s like to simply be ignored.
(More here.)
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