The Burden of Online Friends: The Effects of Giving Up Facebook on Stress and Well-Being

Vanman, Eric J.; Baker, Rosemary; Tobin, Stephanie J.

doi:10.31234/osf.io/8vwf6

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“…Effects on perceived stress were not statistically significant, but the mean scores between the two groups were in the expected direction at postintervention. Previous studies have similarly found that a period of abstinence from social media use results in a decline in stress and a concurrent decline in well‐being . The present study's findings echo this pattern of results, which at first glance appear at odds with each other.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

“…Previous studies have similarly found that a period of abstinence from social media use results in a decline in stress and a concurrent decline in well-being. 8,34,56 The present study's findings echo this pattern of results, which at first glance appear at odds with each other. The following hypothesis is offered as an attempt to explain this finding.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 61%

“…The following hypothesis is offered as an attempt to explain this finding. Scholars have posited that evolution has placed a limitation on the size of the social network that one is capable of successfully managing without difficulty—in this case, the estimation posited is 150 . However, given access to social connections offered by social media applications, the potential size of one's social network is exponentially higher than this estimation.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite the many benefits that SNSs hold, their active use has increasingly been described as an onerous task. 34 Moreover, there is a noticeable trend among social media studies in that they are increasingly seeking to identify users' motivations for limiting their use of SNSs, 13,35 in some cases quitting after periods of sustained use, 15 or for others, the reasons motivating complete abstinence. 11 Similarly, to users of SNSs, those who choose to quit or abstain cite similar concerns, namely, worries about their privacy online, the potential for misuse of their personal information, concerns about the potential for addiction and its impact on their productivity, and ideological objections against social media platforms.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite the many benefits that SNSs hold, their active use has increasingly been described as an onerous task . Moreover, there is a noticeable trend among social media studies in that they are increasingly seeking to identify users’ motivations for limiting their use of SNSs, in some cases quitting after periods of sustained use, or for others, the reasons motivating complete abstinence .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Abstinence from social media use, subjective well‐being, stress, and loneliness

Vally

D'Souza

2019

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose: Studies with experimental designs in which the association between participants’ subjective well‐being and their use of social media is studied remain rare. This study tested the effect of abstaining from social media use on participants’ well‐being, affect, perceived stress, and sense of perceived loneliness. Design and Methods: Randomized, controlled design. Sixty‐eight participants were randomized to one of two conditions. Findings: Those who abstained from social media use, compared with those in the control group, evidenced a decline in life satisfaction, an increase in negative affect, and an increase in loneliness. Practice Implications: Excessive social media use poses deleterious consequences for users, but abstinence may not necessarily exact positive changes; this outcome is dependent on the functions for which social media are used.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

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confidence: 61%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Abstinence From Social Networking Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Abstinence from social media use, subjective well‐being, stress, and loneliness

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D'Souza

2019

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Habits and the electronic herd: The psychology behind social media’s successes and failures

Anderson

Wood

2020

Consumer Psychology Review

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If platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are the engines of social media use, what is the gasoline? The answer can be found in the psychological dynamics behind consumer habit formation and performance. In fact, the financial success of different social media sites is closely tied to the daily‐use habits they create among users. We explain how the rewards of social media sites motivate user habit formation, how social media design provides cues that automatically activate habits and nudge continued use, and how strong habits hinder quitting social media. Demonstrating that use habits are tied to cues, we report a novel test of a 2008 change in Facebook design, showing that it impeded posting only of frequent, habitual users, suggesting that the change disrupted habit automaticity. Finally, we offer predictions about the future of social media sites, highlighting the features most likely to promote user habits.

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