Read the article. Do you think what the researches found is generally true? Why or why not? How many hours a week do you spend on Facebook or other similar networking sites? Do you feel that these hours benifit your self-esteem? Do you often feel better abou yourself after you've read something nice someone wrote on your wall or relived a fun moment in pictures? Share your thoughts.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/03/01/facebook.self.esteem/index.html?iref=NS1
I'm not sure if what researches found is generally true or not true. I don't have Facebook or spend any time on any networking site. I don't have the time to waste with something that is boring to me. I think my self-esteem is fine because I have no problem interacting with people at work, in most classes, etc.
ReplyDeleteI don't think this one research can hold true. There are a lot of other things in peoples lives that I think affect self-esteem more than logging onto facebook. I do not have a facebook so rarely do I ever look around on it. I can see how some time on facebook could make someone feel good, but saying that it effects self-esteem in general is a little far fetched. If you need to have facebook to benifit your self-esteem then you may need to work on that.
ReplyDeleteI think that Facebook can be helpful, as in the study, but also hurtful. Some people go on Facebook and relive a pretty awesome night. Others look at Facebook and question why they weren't invited to that "awesome" night the other person was having. Especially when the two are friends. So it could go both ways. Reliving a night vs cyberbullying...
ReplyDeleteThe study was only conducted on 63 students, that is hardly enough to draw conclusive data from the experiment. I spend more time than i should on tumblr and facebook combined to say the least. I don't think they have an impact on my self-esteem. By this time in my life it is what it is. Though of course I'm going to feel better after reading something positive someone said or seeing pictures from a good time.
ReplyDeleteFor me it is not true. I personally hate Facebook. I don't know if I just have idiots for friends but it seems that the only things that ever get posted are cliche quotes, a whole lot of whining and drama. I spend probably less than 1.5 hours a week on Facebook. I wouldn't say these hours boost my self-esteem. I stay right around the same as I would be otherwise. If anything Facebook puts me in a worse mood. Basically the only reason I have it is for pictures.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if what researchers found is true to everyone, but it could be true to some. I spend probably a few hours a week on Facebook. It depends what I look at that determines if it helps my self-esteem. If someone writes on my wall or tags a picutre of me, I guess I feel better about myself, but not in a huge way.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if researches found is generally true or not true. i don't have a facebook its all about twitter now but my self-esteem is good because i'm good with interacting with people at school and in the dorms.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with the researchers on this because i believe facebook builds confidence in alot of people, i know people that check thier facebook from thier phone every five min or more. Its definitly addictive to most people, I dont spend much time on the website but have found alot of old friends that i lost contact with.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I really trust that study.... The people were allowed to look onto facebook,and another group had to stare at themselves... Of course the people on facebook is going to have more of a positive feedback, they don't have to look at a blank screen. I usually spend maybe an half hour on facebook a week. I never alter it, and I hardly ever post anything. I have never thought that facebook would benefit other people. Most of the time I notice negitive thoughts about other the person or other people. I have never really understood why people put their whole life story on there. The best thing that facebook does is allow people eto keep in touch. I think that facebook can bring out a positive or a negitive feeling towards any individual.
ReplyDeleteIn some cases yes what the researchers found is true but not all the time. Facebook can sometimes lower your self esteem. On an average I probably spend maybe about ten hours, if that, a week if that. When I go on Facebook it is usually just because I am bored and have nothing to do so I see what is going on in other peoples lives. Yes when someone posts something on my wall it makes me feel a little better but nothing too noticable. I think that Facebook can bring a persons self esteem up but at the same time it can bring their self esteem down.
ReplyDeleteI think the research isn't very true, because whenever i go on facebook i immediatly regret it because of all the drama and depressing status updates. During a week i am probably on facebook for an hour and a half. I do not feel these hours benefit my self esteem i feel it is neutral or it lowers it. I feel better about my self if someone has written on my wall or looked at a cool picture but that rarely happens. I think its pretty stupid when people have 1000+ friends.
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DeleteIt may be true, but there are always going to be some people who lose a little self esteem when they log on. I think they need to do more tests with more students to really figure this out. I do not spend too much time on Facebook, maybe a couple hours a week. I don't use twitter or any other site. I may feel a little better when someone posts something funny or posts something on my wall, but I don't think I get a boost just from going through my news feed.
ReplyDeleteI think that facebook can have the opposite effect stated in the article, I find that looking at facebook is depressing for the most part, so looking at it for extend hours doesn't help my self esteem like this article states. I might be on facebook anywhere from 0-4 hours a day.
ReplyDeleteIn a way I do think the research they found does help with some people's self-esteem but you can't always just go off of one reach, you have to do it more then once to get solid facts. I must say I spend about 10 hours a week on facebook, I wouldn't say it benefits my self-esteem because self-esteem is what I think about myself. However it does make me happy when I see a close friend, family member, or coach write on my wall it bring back good memories.
ReplyDeleteI don't really spend any time at all on facebook. But the research seems sound so I'll just leave it to the experts and those that actually spend a fair amount of time on it. Hopefully my self-esteem is still intact after intense desensitization from prolonged exposure to /b/, and I won't need the daily boost from facebook.
ReplyDeleteI doubt facebook really helps your self-esteem. I spend probably an hour on facebook a day max. If someone said something nice to me in person I would feel a lot better than if someone wrote a message to me on facebook. It's not as sincere or has any real meaning to it. I feel like the more I interact with people in real life the better I feel about myself.
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