Facebook Depression

Facebook Envy: How Cruising Can Kill Self Esteem

Wendy Sachs | Posted 04.09.2012

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Wendy Sachs

Facebook Envy can be downright harmful to self esteem. But Facebook is an alternate universe, not reality. It's a ubiquitous PR machine where everyone's persona can sparkle brighter.

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Is Facebook Making Us Miserable?

Daniel Gulati | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Social Media, Multitasking, Technology, Facebook, Happiness, Facebook Depression, Emotional Intelligence, Facebook Negative Impact, Facebook Social Impact, Impact of Facebook, Facebook Impact, Healthy Living News
Daniel Gulati

In my last post, I noted that Facebook and social media are major contributors to career anxiety. After seeing some of the comments and reactions to the post, it's clear that Facebook in particular takes it a step further: It's actually making us miserable.

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'Facebook Depression': A Nonexistent Condition

Larry Magid | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Facebook, Facebook Depression, Joanne Davila, Gwenn O'keeffe, Technology News
Larry Magid

This catchy new condition got the American Academy of Pediatrics report a lot of media attention. Trouble is, it's a made-up condition which, despite claims to the contrary, is not backed up by any research.

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Do You Have 'Facebook Depression'?

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.30.2011

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Robert David Jaffee

Kids need to be taught the value of real, palpable friendship, the kind that you can only forge through offline contact with another individual.

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Docs Warn About Facebook Use And Teen Depression

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 05.28.2011

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CHICAGO — Add "Facebook depression" to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors' group warns, referring to a condition i...

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Message To Facebook: I'm Taking Back My Happiness

Amy Gutman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Richard Thaler, Sherry Turkle, Behavioral Economics, Facebook, Cass Sunstein, Libby Copeland, Facebook Emotion Analysis, Facebook Depression, Relationships, Facebook Status Updates, Nudge, Facebook-Happiness, Facebook Status, Facebook Status Study, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Amy Gutman

Facebook: Good or bad? Is it nurturing our families and communities by bringing us closer together? Or is it a dangerous threat -- a technology that fosters isolation, anxiety and narcissism?

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