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Facebook use predicts declines in subjective well-being in young adults

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dc.contributor.authorKross, Ethan
dc.contributor.authorVerduyn, Philippe
dc.contributor.authorDemiralp, Emre
dc.contributor.authorPark, Jiyoung
dc.contributor.authorLee, David Seungjae
dc.contributor.authorLin, Natalie
dc.contributor.authorShablack, Holly
dc.contributor.authorJonides, John
dc.contributor.authorYbarra, Oscar
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Massachusetts - Amherst
dc.date2023-09-23T16:46:36.000
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T20:11:22Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T20:11:22Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-01
dc.description.abstractOver 500 million people interact daily with Facebook. Yet, whether Facebook use influences subjective well-being over time is unknown. We addressed this issue using experience-sampling, the most reliable method for measuring in-vivo behavior and psychological experience. We text-messaged people five times per day for two-weeks to examine how Facebook use influences the two components of subjective well-being: how people feel moment-to-moment and how satisfied they are with their lives. Our results indicate that Facebook use predicts negative shifts on both of these variables over time. The more people used Facebook at one time point, the worse they felt the next time we text-messaged them; the more they used Facebook over two-weeks, the more their life satisfaction levels declined over time. Interacting with other people “directly” did not predict these negative outcomes. They were also not moderated by the size of people's Facebook networks, their perceived supportiveness, motivation for using Facebook, gender, loneliness, self-esteem, or depression. On the surface, Facebook provides an invaluable resource for fulfilling the basic human need for social connection. Rather than enhancing well-being, however, these findings suggest that Facebook may undermine it.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069841
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/42282
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dc.relation.urlhttps://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=psych_faculty_pubs&unstamped=1
dc.relation.urlhttps://works.bepress.com/jiyoung-park/14/download/
dc.source.issue8
dc.source.issue8
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subjectculture
dc.subjectwell-being
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.titleFacebook use predicts declines in subjective well-being in young adults
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digcom.contributor.authorKross, Ethan
digcom.contributor.authorVerduyn, Philippe
digcom.contributor.authorDemiralp, Emre
digcom.contributor.authorisAuthorOfPublication|email:j.park@umass.edu|institution:University of Massachusetts - Amherst|Park, Jiyoung
digcom.contributor.authorLee, David Seungjae
digcom.contributor.authorLin, Natalie
digcom.contributor.authorShablack, Holly
digcom.contributor.authorJonides, John
digcom.contributor.authorYbarra, Oscar
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