{"id":17928,"date":"2021-02-17T21:32:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T13:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=17928"},"modified":"2021-02-17T18:14:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:14:55","slug":"science-you-and-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/science-you-and-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Effects Social Networks Have On You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are active on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/top-social-media-sites-how-you-can-benefit-from-them\/\" rel=\"noopener\">social media sites<\/a> like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-etiquette\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/100-remarkably-beautiful-twitter-icons-and-buttons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/instagram-tools-mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, etc, it\u2019s probably a way of life for you. We usually go on these sites because our friends and family members are on them \u2013 and we think nothing more of it. But <strong>that\u2019s the difference between us and researchers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There are researchers who like to dig into human behavior and their interaction with technology and social media. Some of the outcomes of the research tells us what we already know, while others have weird findings that wil definitely raise an eyebrow or two. But trust us, none of these researchers are aiming for the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.improbable.com\/ig-about\/winners\/\">Ig Nobel prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at <strong>what science is saying about you and your social networks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/your-fav-social-sites-and-you\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: What Social Media Platforms Reveal About Your Personality\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What Social Media Platforms Reveal About Your Personality<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/your-fav-social-sites-and-you.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-16620 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/your-fav-social-sites-and-you.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">What Social Media Platforms Reveal About Your Personality<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom staying updated on current events to catching up with friends, social media platforms have become integral to...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Photo-taking = eating Disorder<\/h2>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t already heard, dwelling in food photography has been deemed a sign of mental illness. I\u2019m not really sure about that but they sure look <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pohtpof.tumblr.com\/\">funny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Valerie Taylor who published a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianjournalofdiabetes.com\/article\/S1499-2671(13)00229-3\/fulltext\">study<\/a> about food fetish spoke about this phenomenon in the Canadian Obesity Summit in Vancouver earlier this year saying that it could be <strong>a sign of eating or weight disorders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, she also said that not everyone who does it has a problem with food, which is a good thing because the phenomenon is so widespread that <strong>some restaurants have started <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/01\/23\/dining\/restaurants-turn-camera-shy.html?_r=0\">banning<\/a> photography of their food in their establishments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/science-you-and-social-media\/food-photos-obsession.jpg\" alt=\"food-photos-obsession\" width=\"800\" height=\"370\"><\/figure>\n<p>Why? Well, because some photographers are coming in with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/ideal-gifts-for-photographers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">gorillapods<\/a> and flashes and disturbing everyone else who is just there to eat the food, not make a documentary out of it.<\/p>\n<h2>Online-Offline Connections<\/h2>\n<p>A study from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.sltrib.com\/article.php?id=56599436&itype=CMSID\">Brigham Young University<\/a> was based on the responses of 491 respondents and concluded that <strong>teenagers who connect with their parents <\/strong>in social media networks like Facebook and Twitter<strong> have a better connection with them offline<\/strong>. They are also less likely to be depressed or behave aggressively.<\/p>\n<p>However the same cannot be said of marital relationships. Among the culprit that could lead to a breakup or divorce among excessive Facebook users are <strong>\"partner surveillance\" and jealousy<\/strong> stemming from a partner keeping in touch with their ex.<\/p>\n<p>A finding that will offer some reprieve is that relationships that are<strong> less than 3 years long more easily affected<\/strong> by these influences while those in a longer relationship have higher immunity against these influences. When faced with a possibility of drama in your love life, the researcher\u2019s advice is: cut back on usage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/challenge-to-disconnect\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: Get Off The Internet: A Challenge to Reconnect With Yourself\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get Off The Internet: A Challenge to Reconnect With Yourself<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/challenge-to-disconnect.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-14718 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/challenge-to-disconnect.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Get Off The Internet: A Challenge to Reconnect With Yourself<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUnplug from digital life to enhance well-being and creativity. Learn the importance of offline time.\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Love Yourself, Love Your Social Network<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re quite sure that there is <strong>a healthy dose of narcissism<\/strong> (the art of loving yourself quite a bit) required to be active users of social media but did you know that there is a study which can put that down to a science?<\/p>\n<p>\"Facebook is a mirror and Twitter is a megaphone,\" says this University of Michigan study that <strong>explores how these tools encourage narcissism<\/strong> at rather personal levels.<\/p>\n<p>Among their findings, in young adults in college, if you love yourself more, you\u2019d prefer Twitter. \"Young people may <strong>overealuate the importance of their own opinions<\/strong>,\" said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/you-re-so-vain-u-m-study-links-social-media-and-narcissism\/\">Elliot Panek<\/a>, one of the researchers. Basically, if you have an opinion you want to find an audience for, Twitter is the tool for you.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/science-you-and-social-media\/love-your-social-network.jpg\" alt=\"love-your-social-network\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/figure>\n<p>Middle-aged adults are found to prefer posting on Facebook instead as it is a matter of <strong>forming and presenting an portfolio of their life choices<\/strong> \u2013 and molding it to a version their social circles would approve of.<\/p>\n<p>The study however could not find if you are narcissistic first before using social media, or if you only become narcissistic after using social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-facts\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 20 Things Savvy Facebookers Should Know (By Now)\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">20 Things Savvy Facebookers Should Know (By Now)<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/facebook-facts.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-17050 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/facebook-facts.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">20 Things Savvy Facebookers Should Know (By Now)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI'm sure you've heard of Facebook. It doesn't matter if you are on it or not, active or...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Harmful Side Of Facebook<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/news\/press\/releases\/2011\/08\/social-kids\">Larry Rosen<\/a>, PhD, Professor of Psychology at California State University an expert on the link between psychology and technology opines that teenagers who are on Facebook more show \u201cnarcissistic tendencies\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Such people are also more prone to <strong>depression, lower grades, psychological disorders and future health problems <\/strong>if they are on Facebook too much. On the flip side, teens also learn how to show \"virtual empathy\" to online friends and (somewhat) how to socialize from behind the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Rosen also emphasized on <strong>direct communciation between parent and child<\/strong> rather than stalking them online or leaving it to apps and software to watch over them online. Here\u2019s Rosen talking more on how you need to set limits and boundaries instead of having a digital detox.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-addiction-signs\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 7 Telltale Signs of Facebook Addiction\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">7 Telltale Signs of Facebook Addiction<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/facebook-addiction-signs.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-14909 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/facebook-addiction-signs.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">7 Telltale Signs of Facebook Addiction<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFacebook has become so much a part of our life now that with close to a billion users...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Of Self-Esteem, Facebook and Photos<\/h2>\n<p>Using the Implicit Association Test, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/facebook-profiles-raise-users-self-esteem-and-affect-behavior\/\">Catalina Toma<\/a> of University of Wisconsin, Madison found that <strong>a quick 5-minute check of Facebook profiles can significantly boost the self-esteem <\/strong>of users.<\/p>\n<p>The test asks respondents to associate positive and negative adjectives with the words <em>me, my, I<\/em> and <em>myself<\/em>. The more positive associations, the higher the respondent\u2019s self esteem. Users are found to have more self-esteem after a quick check of their own profiles.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/science-you-and-social-media\/facebook-photos.jpg\" alt=\"facebook-photos\" width=\"800\" height=\"699\"><\/figure>\n<p>To add to that, <strong>photos are the biggest drive for one\u2019s self esteem<\/strong>. \"A photo can very powerfully provoke immediate social comparison, and that can trigger feelings of inferiority.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t envy a news story,\" says Hanna Krasnova of Humboldt University Berlin. In other words, your self-esteem is more easily affected by what you see on Instagram. Check out the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2013\/07\/instagram-and-self-esteem-why-the-photo-sharing-network-is-even-more-depressing-than-facebook.html\">post<\/a> for what more the team has to say.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/social-experiment-videos\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 20 Social Experiment Videos You Should Watch\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">20 Social Experiment Videos You Should Watch<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/social-experiment-videos.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-24672 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/social-experiment-videos.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">20 Social Experiment Videos You Should Watch<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial experiments are a great way to have a broader understanding of how humans think and act. What...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Social media definitely has an impact on how we view ourselves and the people around us. It is a tool that we associate with at a personal level, so personal that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/5-things-that-shouldnt-be-on-your-facebook\/\" rel=\"noopener\">the things you do<\/a> on social networks like Facebook <strong>could get you mixed up with individuals with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/bizarre-facebook-crimes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">criminal intent<\/a><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/bizarre-facebook-crimes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this is why researchers and psychologists are so eager to study how we interact with other human beings behind the anonymity of a screen.<\/p>\n<p>Let us know if you agree with what some of these scientists are saying. Are they on to something or are they overthinking our harmless connection with social media?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are active on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc, it\u2019s probably a way of life for you. We usually go on these sites because our friends and family members are on them \u2013 and we think nothing more of it. But that\u2019s the difference between us and researchers. There are researchers&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3409],"tags":[],"topic":[4523],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 Effects Social Networks Have On You - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you are active on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc, it&#039;s probably a way of life for you. 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