Passive Facebook usage undermines affective well-being: Experimental and longitudinal evidence

Prior research indicates that Facebook usage predicts declines in subjective well-being over time. How does this come about? We examined this issue in 2 studies using experimental and field methods. In Study 1, cueing people in the laboratory to use Facebook passively (rather than actively) led to d...

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Published in:	Journal of experimental psychology. General Vol. 144; no. 2; p. 480
Main Authors:	Verduyn, Philippe, Lee, David Seungjae, Park, Jiyoung, Shablack, Holly, Orvell, Ariana, Bayer, Joseph, Ybarra, Oscar, Jonides, John, Kross, Ethan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.04.2015
Subjects:	Adult Affect - physiology Female Humans Interpersonal Relations Longitudinal Studies Male Personal Satisfaction Social Media Young Adult
ISSN:	1939-2222, 1939-2222
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