Twitter, Facebook are bad for your self-esteem, survey finds

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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