Is
social media bad for you? A new British study strongly suggests that the answer
is yes, with more than half of those contacted reporting that social networking
has adversely affected their behavior.
Social media will make you more anxious and less
confident, according to a new British study.
The survey of 298 Britons found that more than half
polled admitted that interacting with social networks affected their behavior; 53
percent admitted that doing so changed their mood, with 51 percent of the
respondents saying that social networks tend to feel worse after spending time
on sites such as Twitter or Facebook. Amongst the negative changes people
reported were increases in confrontational behavior, a need to compare
themselves to others, and a sense of feeling addicted to the constant updates
provided by social media (55 percent admitted to feeling “worried or
uncomfortable” when they were unable to access their social media accounts of
choice). 60 percent of those surveyed confessed that they found themselves
having to switch off devices and computers in order to feel a sense of break
from the need to constantly check for updates, with one in three admitting to
doing so multiple times per day for the sense of relief it offers.
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