A new study found that taking a break from Facebook can enhance the emotional comfort and satisfaction with life, with a special clear effects among people who "persevere" on the social networking actively with others and interact.
He showed research conducted at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, the effects of quitting Facebook for a week was also strong among excessive users and those who envy their friends on the network, which suggests that people who face other people's posts emotionally can benefit more than others.
The clerk said the study, Morten Troholt, from the Department of Sociology at the University said the findings showed that changes in behavior - such as the plethora users to reduce the time they spend on Facebook, or they engage actively Tenacious - can yield positive results.
But he pointed out that people may find it difficult to change their behavior, it admitted 13 percent of the study participants who were supposed to take a break they used the social network, so the issue of quitting may be necessary.
It participated in the study, published in the journal "Psychology cyber" Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networks, 1,095 people, the proportion of women of whom 86%. Participants were randomly distributed into two groups: the first will continue to use Facebook as usual, and the other stop using the social network for a week.
On average, it was among the participants who are 34 years of age about 350 friends and spend almost an hour a day on social networking site, which reached the number of active users per month during the third quarter of this year, about 1.8 billion.
The surveys conducted at the beginning and end of a week break from the site to an increase in life satisfaction and positive emotions. It was also found that the effects of quitting Facebook was a major by the excessive users, passive and users who envy others on the social network. That there was no positive effect of a break between the moderate users.
Tromholt wrote: "To make things clear, if one is excessive in the use of Facebook, it should be for him to reduce the usage to increase its health." He added: "If one tends to feel envy when it is on Facebook, should also avoid him Browse Forums (or certain friends) who are causing this envy. But if he uses Facebook in a negative light, it should be him that this kind of behavior reduces. "
Previous studies came with mixed results about the link between the use of Facebook and wellness. They concluded some similar results, but other studies have found no link, while some of them found that the time spent on social networks can enhance the comfortable feeling.
For its part, Brenda and Aidaraold, editor in chief of the journal "Psychology of cybersecurity," she said: "This study found that perseverance on the use of Facebook may cause negative feelings. However, on the bright side ... previous studies have shown that actively communicate with close friends, whether in real life or on Facebook, it may actually increase the sense of feeling comfortable. "
He suggested that it should Tromholt that future studies focus on the study of the effect of quitting Facebook for a period of time elongated, as well as the study of quitting and other social networks, including Anstagram, and snapchat, and Twitter.
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