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Facebook Depression

8 Ways To Avoid Social Media Stress

Posted 02.23.2013 | Teen
Read More: Online Safety, Instagram, Facebook Depression, Online Harassment, Social Networking, Less Stress More Living, Social Media Stress, Facebook, Tumblr, Social Media, Fomo, Cyberbullying, Teens Twitter, Social Media Drama, Social Media Anxiety, Teens Facebook, Teen News

Updating and browsing your Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram accounts probably makes up a huge chunk of the time you spend online -- and let's b...

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5 Reasons To Stop Checking Facebook At Work

Inc. | Posted 02.19.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Facebook Depression Study, Facebook, Facebook-Distraction, Facebook Depression, Massachusetts, Checking Facebook, Raytheon, Small Business News

By Christina DesMarais, visit Inc. How many times do you check Facebook a day? And what are your motivations for doing so? Are you bored? Don't...

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Is Facebook Making You Miserable?

Reuters | Belinda Goldsmith | Posted 03.24.2013 | Technology
Read More: Video, Facebook Depression, Facebook, Facebook Study, Facebook Envy, Reuters, Technology News

By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Witnessing friends' vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and tri...

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If You Didn't 'Like' It On Facebook, Did You Ever Like It At All?

Emma Orlow | Posted 01.26.2013 | Teen
Read More: Rookie Mag, Social Media, Facebook Likes, Facebook Depression, Tavi Gevinson Rookie, Tavi Gevinson, Teens Social Media, Teens Facebook, Teen News
Emma Orlow

I spent time liking things on my own profile, following people I like on Twitter, all to cultivate an online reputation that matches who I am IRL, hoping that someone is doing the same for me.

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Chivalry is Dead -- And So Is Facebook

Anne Hilker | Posted 01.22.2013 | Teen
Read More: Facebook Deactivation, Screen Sense, Social Media, Facebook Stalking, Facebook Depression, Facebook, Teens Social Media, Teen News
Anne Hilker

I got my Facebook account in seventh grade. It was a huge deal and I remember feeling so cool -- I had a Facebook! Four years later Facebook has lost its sparkle.

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Farewell to Facebook

Kayley Kravitz | Posted 11.19.2012 | Technology
Read More: Social Media, Loneliness, Internet Persona, Facebook, Social Networking, Facebook Depression, Facebook Friends, Facebook Loneliness, Technology News
Kayley Kravitz

With all of the negative press against Facebook (going public, anyone?) I can't help but wonder if it's slowly but surely going the way of MySpace.

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I Facebook, Therefore I Am

Pamela Newton | Posted 10.22.2012 | Technology
Read More: Facebook Depression, Facebook, Facebook Identity, The Facebook Effect, Social Media Identity, Social Media Dependence, Technology News
Pamela Newton

Facebook has taken on less and less the character of a social networking site and more and more that of a massive image-maintenance machine. Everyone posts photos of their beautiful vacations, their beautiful babies, and their beautiful spouses.

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Depressed? It Must Be Facebook

Eric Yaverbaum | Posted 09.13.2012 | Home
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Eric Yaverbaum

A few days ago, the media reported on a study done by researchers at the University of Wisconsin that concluded Facebook is indeed safe for consumption.

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Katherine Bindley

Is Facebook Depression Real?

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 07.10.2012 | Technology
Read More: Social Media Users, Facebook Depression Study, Internet-Depression, Facebook Depression, Facebook, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Facebook-Mental-Health, Technology News

Despite all its merits in keeping people connected, Facebook has been suspected of leading to unfortunate side effects, such as jealousy, low self-est...

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Facebook Envy: How Cruising Can Kill Self Esteem

Wendy Sachs | Posted 04.09.2012 | Technology
Read More: Facebook, Cyberpsychology Facebook, Facebook Psychology, Facebook Friends, Facebook Depression, Depression Social Media, Facebook Envy, Technology News
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 | Healthy Living
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 | Technology
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 | Home
Read More: Facebook and Depression, Depression and Facebook, Facebook Depression, Facebook Use Depression, Depression Facebook, Facebook, Facebook Depression Study, What Is Facebook Depression, Home News
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 | Technology
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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 | Healthy Living
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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