1. Passive Facebook usage undermines affective well-being: Experimental and longitudinal evidence.
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Verduyn P, Lee DS, Park J, Shablack H, Orvell A, Bayer J, Ybarra O, Jonides J, and Kross E
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Young Adult, Affect physiology, Interpersonal Relations, Personal Satisfaction, Social Media
- Abstract
Prior research indicates that Facebook usage predicts declines in subjective well-being over time. How does this come about? We examined this issue in 2 studies using experimental and field methods. In Study 1, cueing people in the laboratory to use Facebook passively (rather than actively) led to declines in affective well-being over time. Study 2 replicated these findings in the field using experience-sampling techniques. It also demonstrated how passive Facebook usage leads to declines in affective well-being: by increasing envy. Critically, the relationship between passive Facebook usage and changes in affective well-being remained significant when controlling for active Facebook use, non-Facebook online social network usage, and direct social interactions, highlighting the specificity of this result. These findings demonstrate that passive Facebook usage undermines affective well-being., ((c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).)
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- 2015
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