New studies highlight the dangers of dealing with social networks, particularly with Facebook.
Hundreds of millions of people have become part of their everyday life Facebook and other popular social networking sites. However, as is usually the case, misuse of social networks may, according to experts, cause various psychological problems for users.
Non-Governmental Scientists organizationSociety of Neuropsychanalysisς ολοκλήρωσαν πριν από λίγες εβδομάδες μια έρευνα στην οποία διαπίστωσαν ότι two in the three social network users exaggerate what they write about themselves, which leads to the appearance of serious psychological problems, which begin with the manifestation of feelings of guilt and shame, continue with the appearance of depression and even knock on the door of paranoia.
According to the researchers, most users create a false person that is far from reality.
Users report that they have knowledge and skills that they do not have but that they lead a life that is by no means a reality.
But when they shut their computer, they are confronted with their true self and their real lives, and unable to manage the virtual distance from their real existence, they exhibit psychological problems.
Direct effect
Experts from the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University attended a thousand users Facebook. They found that just five minutes of work with Facebook is enough to affect the user mentally. According to the researchers, five minutes of staying on the popular social network are enough to spur egoism and the level of spontaneity of a user.
Researchers estimate that this sudden change in mood may cause the user to lose control at various levels.
In other words, he can display aggressive or even violent behaviors, while it is likely to make him eat more and even fattening foods. It can also lead him to make reckless financial decisions resulting in him losing a lot of money. This is the first time that findings have been presented according to which engaging in social networks can lead to a loss of control a person's. According to the researchers, the main reason for such a quick and drastic effect of social networks on the psyche of a user is the fact that communication is impersonal.
As they argue, when two people communicate face face-to-face there are various social and other rules that usually prevent the immediate and intense change of their mental state. But when the communication is impersonal and done electronically, all these rules "weaken", as the researchers typically say.
Users tend to show only the positive points of themselves, with the degree of positivity being increased by supportive messages and generally accepting the other users they communicate with. This increases the self-esteem of the user to such an extent that his personal defenses are greatly reduced and he loses control by developing dangerous for himself and for other behaviors.
Source: tovima.gr
