Facebook -Low Self Esteem
Psychology
Summary: Facebook was originally made so people could strengthen their relationships by communicating with their friends even if they were far away. Recently, studies have shown that people with low self-esteem have been updating negative statuses, leaving awful comments on their friend’s pictures, and writing terrible things on their walls for everyone to see. People with low self-esteem are more likely to like Facebook because it gives them the opportunity to confront someone without coming face to face with them. They would rather say the rudest things to them on Facebook rather than in person. People with a high self-esteem who post positive things on Facebook are liked better than people who post negative things. People write their negative comments on Facebook because when they say it out loud, they can tell that other people get tired of hearing it. When you use Facebook, you don’t usually see their reactions.
Interesting Fact/ Idea:
The most interesting fact in this article was that people with low self-esteem get fewer responses from their friends when they post something negative. When they post something positive, they get more responses. People with high self-esteem get more responses when they post something negative because that’s not usually something they would post. People with a high self-esteem are liked more by strangers because of the positive things that they post. Low self-esteemed people are not helping themselves when they post negative things on Facebook and by using it as their open diary, but it does make them feel safe knowing that they’re not saying it face to face.
Sentence that represents the theme:
“But in practice, people with low self-esteem seem to behave counterproductively, bombarding their friends with negative tidbits about their lives and making themselves less likeable, according to a new study which will be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science”
Summary: Facebook was originally made so people could strengthen their relationships by communicating with their friends even if they were far away. Recently, studies have shown that people with low self-esteem have been updating negative statuses, leaving awful comments on their friend’s pictures, and writing terrible things on their walls for everyone to see. People with low self-esteem are more likely to like Facebook because it gives them the opportunity to confront someone without coming face to face with them. They would rather say the rudest things to them on Facebook rather than in person. People with a high self-esteem who post positive things on Facebook are liked better than people who post negative things. People write their negative comments on Facebook because when they say it out loud, they can tell that other people get tired of hearing it. When you use Facebook, you don’t usually see their reactions.
Interesting Fact/ Idea:
The most interesting fact in this article was that people with low self-esteem get fewer responses from their friends when they post something negative. When they post something positive, they get more responses. People with high self-esteem get more responses when they post something negative because that’s not usually something they would post. People with a high self-esteem are liked more by strangers because of the positive things that they post. Low self-esteemed people are not helping themselves when they post negative things on Facebook and by using it as their open diary, but it does make them feel safe knowing that they’re not saying it face to face.
Sentence that represents the theme:
“But in practice, people with low self-esteem seem to behave counterproductively, bombarding their friends with negative tidbits about their lives and making themselves less likeable, according to a new study which will be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science”