...Does Facebook Have Generally Positive Psychological Effects? Does Facebook Have Generally Positive Psychological Effects? Valerie Helfman PS101 Introduction to Psychology Does Facebook have a generally positive psychological effect? Yes, Studies have shown that humans are social creatures and we like to make new connections and to communicate our opinions and to listen to others, and through regular Facebook status updates that pop up in our friends news feeds or vice a versa we are able to do this. Facebook use has become a part of millions of people’s daily routine, whether it is to update a status, reply to a message or even to read the News. Facebook has provided both positive and negative psychological effects. Negatively, Facebook has provided a site which can be used for cyberbullying along with an extreme influence on education. And because people may only post positive status, people tend to get the impression that all is well in their lives and they have no problems. And this could lead to feeling that their lives are boring and sad as and recent studies indicated as to how children and teenagers feel because of this. Facebook is also a distracting site that can make you lose track of time and distract the mind from more important matters. . . Facebook has generally provided positive psychological effects on the multiple sections of society. Positively, Facebook has revolutionized the...
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...Within this assignment one will see the reasoning for identifying these 3 firms (Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn) and why they are worthy of pursuing, and what category they fall into like low-hanging fruit, home runs, or singles. It will cover the risk of each firm also the positive or negative public relations effect on each opportunity chosen. For this assignment I choose the 3 main social networking sites available today; Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn. Facebook - Facebook is a social networking site that was first launched in 2004. (Eldon, 2008) Facebook is definitely the number one site throughout the globe when it comes to social networking. Through the years Facebook has had some tough competition and has seen many ups and down’s from various lawsuits, but it is still arguably the most popular social networking site used today. (Facebook, 2012) Marketing Opportunity - This site would be an exceptional marketing opportunity to market clothing to college students across the globe or around the world. This would be achievable because of the popularity of Facebook. As we already know, Facebook is used by many if not most of these students, so I would suggest that they branch out and try to use this opportunity. Categorization of Opportunity - Home run Risk of Opportunity - The problem with this opportunity is that it is such a popular site that the students may just want to use it to talk and associate with current and new friends and would not want to...
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...Group: s57g1 Title: How social network affects society nowadays Purpose: 1. We would like to find out the changes of social network. 2. How teenagers' behavior, self-esteem, lifestyle etc. influenced by social network. 3. Positive and negative effects of information flow of social network Rationale: Nowadays, most of the teenagers whose age between thirteen and nineteen, use or communicate with their friends through social network every day, due to some advantages of convenience, fast information flow and trend, etc…. In 1997, the first recognizable social network site was launched, SixDegrees.com. It allowed users to create profiles, list their Friends ,which began in 1998. It is beneficial to teenagers to keep contact with and make friends easily. Whether ICQ and AIM was built, that kind of the social network has became more popular. During 21st century, lots of social network excepted ICQ and AIM was built like Facebook , Weibo , Skype , MSN , QQ , twitter, which become the most popular social network and a lot of people are addicted to that kind of the social network especially teenagers. What does social network attract lots of people to use it? It is because of many useful function which help people to develop their social circle and keep interact with other, it become popular in the society. Social network sites (SNSs) such as such as Friendster, CyWorld, and MySpace allow individuals to present themselves...
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...Topic : Facebook 1~ Introduction 2~ The positive and negative sides 3~ How people use Facebook 4~ The reason why I choose it 5~ Conclusion 6~ References Introduction Facebook was created in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg. The website was intended to be an online version of the University's printed Facebook, a directory of new students. At that time, membership to the website was limited to Harvard students only. In a month's time, Facebook grew to include other Ivy League students as well, and within a year had over 1 million users. By the end of 2005, Facebook expanded to include, first, a network of 800 colleges and universities, then high schools, and then international students. In time for the fall semester of 2006, Facebook began accepting membership of anyone over the age of 13. According to Facebook's press room , the social networking site currently has over 90 million active users. Facebook is a privately owned company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Mark Zuckerberg, age 24 and a Harvard drop-out, is ranked 785 in Forbes Magazine's list of the world's billionaires, with a net worth of approximately $1.5 billion. 2. The positive and negative sides: Although Facebook was created with the concept of allowing students and young adults to share their common interests, but with time it has lost its true essence. Started often as a time pass, it becomes an addiction which is annoying...
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...CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE INTRODUCTION Facebook usage helps people to get information in a way to communicate, and most importantly, the way people interact. The importance and Relevance of using this kind of social networking is growing stronger with its rapid development of technology. Facebook is known to be the largest and most used social networking site nowadays. However, there are also different factors that affects to the students either negative or positive. Its benefits to the students is that through facebook they may use the site to interact with people they already now or to meet new people, staying connected with friends, keeping up to date on news more quickly, for creative expression, to experience global exposure, lots of great resources and information can be get. On the other hand, there are also negative effects that could really contribute on using Facebook among students, those factors are; Students does not care about the surroundings, there will be less social interaction, privacy blow up, Reduce time for study, less family concern and bad for health. The extent of student’s in academics may be determined by its grades that a student earns for a period of learning. It is believed that a grade is a primary indicator of such learning. If a learner earns high grades it is concluded that they may also have learned a lot while low grades indicated lesser learning. However, there are factors also to be consider which affecting the study habits...
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...the negative effects of facebook . Facebook is a widely used social networking system throughout the world. Facebook was founded in February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. Besides various positive sides, facebook has some negative effects which go beside our eyes. But sometimes they may be harmful or threatful for the users. Sometimes facebook can cause wastages of our valuable time ,create psychological problem, violate the security issues and Social Ethical Problem. It is sometimes responsible for Sexual Harassment ,Decreasing Productivity, Wrong Information and Violence as well as Distance with Family and Friend We are grateful to our honorable teacher FARZANA PERVIN CHOWDHARY for giving us an opportunity to research about such an interesting topic. We all the group members of the group (ANTACID +) have researched the topic and collected information from different sources. All of us enjoyed doing the job with combined and coordinated. Table of contents Page No: * About Facebook 03-04 * Negative sides of Facebook 04-06 * Wastage of Time 09-11 * Psychological & Health Problems 12 * Security Problem and Virus 13 * Crimes 13 * Social Ethical Problem 13 * Sexual Harassment 14 * Decreasing Productivity 15 * Wrong Information and Violence 16 * Distance with Family and Friend 16 * Irrelevant Use 17 About Facebook HISTORY...
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...topic that we have chosen to research will be considering the psychological effects that Facebook has on the male population here at the University of Kentucky. The population being focused on will be a mix of students from the freshman and sophomore classes. To be a little more specific, the main research question we want to answer is, “Does Facebook have a positive or negative effect on the male population?” Basically, we will discover if using Facebook causes men to see themselves in a more positive way or causes men to see themselves in a more negative way. The reason for choosing to focus only on the male population is because the vast majority of articles and research we have found online involves studying the psychological effects Facebook has on people, namely concentrating on the female population. This presents us with the chance to broaden the scope of information available on the subject at hand. Focusing on just one of the two populations also allows us to narrow the topic down to one group, which in return gives us the opportunity to give a more detailed response to the question. By delving deeper into the subject, we will be able to better understand the effects on men rather than just scratching the surface by having research that is too broad. As our world shifts more toward the digital and electronic age, we must be certain of what psychological effects can occur through the use of electronics and the Internet. Primary concerns are changes in the mental...
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...Social Media ENG Sandy Davis Social Media According to a study by Pew Research Internet Project, “Some 73% of online adults now use a social networking site of some kind. Facebook is the dominant social networking platform in the number of users, but a striking number of users are now diversifying onto other platforms. Some 42% of online adults now use multiple social networking sites”.(Social Media Update 2013) Even though social media is believed to have a negative effect on our culture, it has many positive benefits as well. How social media is changing healthcare, Healthcare facilities and providers have started to move in the direction of social media, they are coordinating these tools with their marketing and patient commitment. Healthcare facilities and health care providers that include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and physical therapists, have a plethora of options when it comes to developing a presence online. They have the option of starting a blog or joining networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. There are also online communities that are solely for the use of healthcare providers. Social media allows patients to interact with physicians and healthcare workers; it makes it possible for patients to be more informed when it applies to their healthcare procedures. Healthcare companies can take advantage of social media by creating surveys and blogs where patients can share their opinions and experiences Patients are taking a more active role in...
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...the use of phones paved the way for the most recent addition to communication, the social media. With the invention of social media the online world changes rapidly. One of the most famous social media nowadays is the Facebook Application. Facebook is a social networking site wherein you can easily connect and share anything with your family, friends and acquaintances. The social media Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg according to Philips (2007), it started out only for Harvard university students and because of its popularity it was extended to Boston University and eventually to all US universities. In August 2005, it was purchased and became Facebook.com so the US high schools could sign up and was spread worldwide reaching UK Universities in September 2005. In September 2006, the social networking website has been extended beyond educational institutions with anyone who has valid email address. Facebook can be used as a tool for information and communication, Facebook has different purposes (e.g. chatting with friends, posting status updates, uploading pictures and videos, playing games, sending files, and sharing information). The widespread of Facebook becomes the student’s reliable way of communicating and gathering some information. The social-networking site become popular to college students and it’s used in many different ways. Many college students are spending countless hours using social networking sites, mostly Facebook. Facebook...
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...International Journal of Research Studies in Psychology December 2012 - Special Issue on Positive Psychology, Volume 1 Number 3, 59-67 The mediating effect of relatedness on Facebook use and self-esteem Abellera, Nadine Angeli C. Department of Psychology, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (nacabellera@gmail.com) ISSN: 2243-7781 Online ISSN: 2243-779X Ouano, Jerome A. Department of Psychology, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (ouano_j@yahoo.com) Conway, Gail D. Department of Psychology, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (gee.delapaz@yahoo.com) Camilotes, Liza Mae C. Department of Psychology, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (lizamaec@gmail.com) Doctor, Hannah Mae L. Department of Psychology, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (misshannahdoctor@yahoo.com) Received: 10 November 2012 Available Online: 30 December 2012 Revised: 15 December 2012 DOI: 10.5861/ijrsp.2012.298 Accepted: 22 December 2012 Abstract Facebook, a popular social networking site, can serve as a venue for the enhancement of self-esteem. Why this happens remains unclear. Drawing from Positive Psychology and Self-Determination Theory, the present study investigated the effect of Facebook use on self-esteem as mediated by relatedness. Employing a cross-sectional non-experimental design, the mediation hypothesis was tested among 467 college...
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...Effects of Facebook on Children Facebook! “Everyone and their mother” has a Facebook account; with over 800 million users (Facebook, 2011), even children ranging from grades 4-12 access the popular website. A lot of people know the risks of using Facebook and still allow their children to have access to it. The social website does have positive features for children like it allows for the development of “social capital,” or the amount of friends he/she has, can make the child feel important and loved, and it also can give the child the opportunity to get involved in social events and charities in their community (Smith, 2011). Even though there are positives for minors, there are also severe negatives that go along with it; for example, using Facebook wastes a lot of the child’s time, they truly have no privacy, and it acts as a moral disconnect. First, being one who uses a lot of technology and studying in the technology field, I know how much time can be spent in front of a monitor for countless hours doing absolutely nothing. An article written by Fodeman & Monroe (2009) states, “We have concerns for children and teens today growing up in a world where they are wired 24/7 without a break.” This means that because the Facebook website is live at any given time and day; therefore, without parents controlling their kids’ time for computer usage, they can be on the website for numerous hours at a time. The authors also write in their article, “For some, it even raises their...
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...Effects of Social Networking Sites to the Study of CLSU 3rd year HRM students As a Partial Fulfillment of the requirements of the subject Methods of Research Submitted to: Submitted by: Lysel Cris C. Agram Mara Katrina C. Cusi December 2011 I Introduction Social networking websites are currently being used regularly my millions of people. The use of social networking sites has been widespread that they have not only caught the attention of academic and industry researchers worldwide but also us, in particular. Social networking sites are now being investigated by numerous social science researchers and an increasing number of academic commentators are becoming more and more interested in studying Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking services, because of their probable impact on society. While the social networking sites have the same key aspects, the cultures and responses around them that become apparent are varied. Most sites help strangers connect with others based on shared personal interests, political and economic views, or simply recreational activities. Some sites accommodate distinct viewers, while others attract people based on similarities, such as common languages or shared racial, sexual, religious or nationality-based identities. Nonetheless, social networking sites have only one common goal. It is to encourage new ways to communicate and share information. Many students have been blaming various social networking sites for their steady...
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...Running Head: Negative effects of using Facebook 1 Negative effects of using Facebook Lester Gonzalez Everest College Running Head: Negative effects of using Facebook 2 Do you remember when Facebook first came out ? Likely you were still using MySpace at the time and all your friends were pressuring you to make a Facebook account. Well It seems that making a Facebook account was a right choice, according to society if you don’t have a Facebook account you are different and you do not fit in. Facebook has positives like keeping in contact with friends and looking at funny post , but have you noticed the negative effects Facebook have on people like depression, jealousy, and embarrassment? Over five hundred million people are logging into Facebook at any giving moment according to Kissmetrics a statistics website. Facebook is accessible over many devices too like Notebooks, tablets, cellphones, and even smart watches. So many people across the world log many hours onto Facebook, and most of these users get negative effects from Facebook. Studies have shown that Facebook has negative psychological effects on young adults. Lets switch to a perspective of a young adult who has dropped out of college to work fulltime at a Wal-Mart. When he logs on to Facebook he is met with pictures of his high school buddies graduating from college. The young adult is now filled with jealousy and dissatisfaction of his own life which may lead into depression...
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...is growing rapidly throughout the world. More adults and teenagers are joining sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter to interact with friends, family, and strangers. The introduction of social media has changed the world in many ways. It affects each individual in different ways. Today it can be used as a very helpful tool in changing a person’s life, but at the same time cause such conflicts which can negatively impact a person. While there are some negatives associated with social media, the positives in communication all around, has made the world stronger and a better place to live in. Social media has many positive effects on the society. The introduction of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have increased communication among individuals. These websites serve as an important medium, keeping individuals socially active. For example Facebook, allows people to communicate with each other, comment on people’s statuses, join different organizations, play games, and even instant message. This site allows for millions of people to keep in touch with each other, and ultimately acts as a source of entertainment. “Social media also allows contact with people from around the world.” (“ProCon”) Using these websites can also increase a person’s computer abilities. Using social media can also help people who have difficulty socializing in person. Sites like Facebook allow “People who have difficulty communicating in person feel more comfortable interacting via...
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...problems in society. There are some who oppose this idea and others who are on board with the notion. Social media can have both a positive and negative effect on today’s society; it is up to the individual to decide the effect on them. In order to better understand what a social networking site is let us quickly review their history. In 1997 the first social networking site SixDegrees.com was founded (Procon, 2013). It is considered to be the first social networking site because it provided the opportunity to do basic functions such as connecting to friends and creating a personal space. Other sites quickly followed and advanced more rapidly then SixDegrees. These sites included: MySpace, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+, Twitter, and Friendster. Founded in 2002 Friendster is considered the site that popularized social networking in the United States (ProCon, 2013). Today it is estimated that Facebook has an average of one billion users a month (Smith, Segall, and Cowley, 2012). Twitter is the second largest site with an estimated 500 million users worldwide (Metro, 2012). Pinterest a site founded in 2009 ranks as the third largest site with an estimated 23 million users (Ngak, 2012). Although social media sites are a fairly new technology many people have taken advantage of the positive effects that they offer. One of the major positives of this technology medium is the rate at which information can be shared. In several instances information and eyewitness accounts...
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