Close X
Thursday, October 31, 2024
ADVT 
Interesting

Introverts Should Stay Away From Facebook

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 Nov, 2015 11:30 AM
    If you are an introvert, better stay away from Facebook as the social networking site suits extroverts more, suggests a new study.
     
    The study found that introverts with Facebook pages may feel aloof in their group of friends, possibly because they see their friends doing things that they feel excluded from, New Zealand Herald reported.
     
    "For introverts, those who have a Facebook profile have lower belonging than those who do not, because they do not use it actively enough. They are just kind of looking," said lead researcher Samantha Stronge, a psychology doctoral student at Auckland University.
     
    In contrast, extroverts feel just as included in their friend groups whether they are on Facebook or not, and simply use Facebook as an extension of their already busy social lives.
     
    "Extroverts post more status updates and send more messages to people," Stronge said.
     
    The study was part of the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study of 6428 New Zealanders aged 18 and over in 2011.
     
    Extroverts, people with partners, and men, were most likely to feel they belonged, while introverts, single people and women felt more excluded, the study found.
     
    Having a Facebook page made those who already felt excluded feel only slightly more excluded than they already were, but the effect was still significant.
     
    Stronge recommended that introverts should also limit Facebook's psychological damage by only letting their closest friends in real life befriend them on social media.
     
    "Maybe you should be cutting it down to your actual close friends," she added.
     
    The study was published in the NZ Journal of Psychology.

    MORE Interesting ARTICLES

    Album Of Maharaja Duleep Singh Valued At Just Pounds 200 Fetches 22000 Pounds In UK

    Album Of Maharaja Duleep Singh Valued At Just Pounds 200 Fetches 22000 Pounds In UK
    A British buyer of Indian-descent purchased the albums for 19,000 pounds, but with all the fees added on the overall price paid was 22,400 pounds

    Album Of Maharaja Duleep Singh Valued At Just Pounds 200 Fetches 22000 Pounds In UK

    Nova Scotia School Board Bans Dances For Middle Schoolers, Move Draws Criticism

    Nova Scotia School Board Bans Dances For Middle Schoolers, Move Draws Criticism
    The Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board says its administration made the decision after moving from a junior high to middle school grade configuration this school year.

    Nova Scotia School Board Bans Dances For Middle Schoolers, Move Draws Criticism

    NASA Confirms Salt Water Flows On Mars, Life Next?

    NASA Confirms Salt Water Flows On Mars, Life Next?
    A strong evidence for seasonal flows of liquid salty water has been detected, scientists reported on Monday -- a hint towards a full-fledged life that may have been sustained on Mars in the past.

    NASA Confirms Salt Water Flows On Mars, Life Next?

    You Will Snap Over 25,000 Selfies In Your Lifetime!

    If you belong to the millennials' club -- those born after 1980s - and continue your love with selfies till you grow old, you will have a collection of over 25,000 selfies during your lifetime, an interesting research has revealed.

    You Will Snap Over 25,000 Selfies In Your Lifetime!

    One Of World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts On Display In Britain

    One Of World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts On Display In Britain
    Britain's University of Birmingham will put on display next month one of the world's oldest Quran manuscripts, which has been radiocarbon dated to the period between AD 568 and 645 with 95.4 percent accuracy.

    One Of World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts On Display In Britain

    London Has Better Indian Food Than Delhi: Indian-Origin Chef Vivek Singh

    London Has Better Indian Food Than Delhi: Indian-Origin Chef Vivek Singh
    London restaurants serve better and innovative Indian cuisine than in Delhi, says Indian-origin chef Vivek Singh, adding London deserved to be called the world's culinary capital.

    London Has Better Indian Food Than Delhi: Indian-Origin Chef Vivek Singh