Read the article. Do you think what the researches found is generally true? Why or why not? How many hours a week do you spend on Facebook or other similar networking sites? Do you feel that these hours benifit your self-esteem? Do you often feel better abou yourself after you've read something nice someone wrote on your wall or relived a fun moment in pictures? Share your thoughts.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/03/01/facebook.self.esteem/index.html?iref=NS1
It seems like it could be true. Seeing people compliment you generally raises self-esteem.
ReplyDeleteI spend maybe an hour a week playing games on facebook. If I do good at the games I may feel better.
I don't really read comments often, but the friendly ones are nice.
I can see how some people would get a self esteem boost from facebook. I use it only to talk to friends who are at a distance, its a good way to keep up with them. To me its as positive or negitive as talking over the phone.
ReplyDeleteWell, online communication can be beneficial, but on the other hand, it can give a false sense of belonging that is a really weak foundation for a persons confidence.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I spent to much time on facebook (playing games mostly), and since I am fairly self reliant, I do not feel it benefits me.
I really feel like this article and study could be true. When someone compliments you, either in real life or cyber space, you feel good about yourself. But I also think that if someone is rude on facebook, it could make you feel a little hurt as well. It goes both ways. I probably spend at least 8 hours a week on facebook, and I feel that these hours must have a tiny role in my self esteem. After I relive a fun moment in pictures or catchup with an old buddy or soemone compliments a picture, I feel pretty amazing about myself.
ReplyDeleteI can see how facebook can be good and bad. If it makes you feel good then be on it all the time. I guess it makes a lot of people feel good because there are so many people on it all the time. Its good to keep in touch with friends and family on it. I'm not on facebook a lot ill get one from time to time to see whats goin on, id say i spend probably a half an hour a week on it.
ReplyDeleteI could see how the research would be true, I know when I get a comment or anything on facebook, it makes me happy. I spend maybe 3 or 4 hours a week on facebook, sometimes it may boost my self-esteem more or less depending on whats happening. I like to look at my pictures a lot and it makes me happy to look back on the good times. Sometimes just seeing a comment from a friend can put me in a better mood if I am feeling down.
ReplyDeleteI do find this true. Most people like to recieve compliments and having a facebook makes it easy to compliment others and have them return the favor. Boosting self-esteem is hard to do now-a-days and I think that if you can get self-esteem from facebook, more power to you. Also with editing pictures you can create a "perfect" image that can also boost self- esteem. Negative affects would be if you were "unpopular" and didn't recieve self-esteem boosting comments ect.
ReplyDeleteI spend an hour or less on facebook a day. When I recieve funny comments, read funny status posts that make me laugh, or view pictures that bring back memories with friends, it does make me feel better. I think facebook is a good way to stay connected with people that you wouldn't normally be able to talk to otherwise. talking to someone you haven't in a while and catching up can boost self-esteem. Overall, I think facebook is a good self esteem booster- in most cases.
I believe that what the researchers found is true. However, this might backfire in the event that a person has been left a negative comment or message. In the case of teenagers, a group that usually has the most problem with self esteem, if they are being bullied and picked on this may cause their self esteem to fall. I myself spend anywhere between a few hours to ten or twelve hours a week. It becomes a refuge from life to be able to zone out from laundry and other chores and play a few games and catch up with friends. I feel it helps with my sanity. Maybe with my self esteem but mostly my sanity. I have to stay sane somehow with two children at home!
ReplyDeleteI think it may be true and may not be true because people could post a comment that is a compliment and they could also post a comment that is not a compliment, bringing down a persons self-esteem.
ReplyDeleteI would say I spend about an hour and a half on facebook every week. I don't think these hours benefit my self-esteem, facebook is just something for me to look at when I am bored or have nothing to do.
Yes I do feel better after reading a nice comment, I think anyone would.
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ReplyDeleteI guess that this could be true...seeing compliments and pictures that made/make you laugh could have a positive feedback on your emotions and self esteem.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how much time i spend on facebook, its usually open on another tab when I'm doing homework or studying. Mix random phone checks and boredom, probably a decent amount of time is dedicated to it. However even with this much time on facebook, I dont feel like my self esteem is really that affected, it would be no different of an influence then seeing a friend.
And its always nice to receive a compliment, but whether its online or off it will still make you feel better.
I feel like this study is true. I have seen very shy people become social butterflies on facebook. They barely have any friends in real life but over the computer they have many who comment on each others' status hourly. It's kind of a way people can express themselves and not feel embarassed with what they say. I spend probably a total of 2 hours nightly on facebook. I don't really do it for the self esteem aspect but more for keeping in touch with my friends that i dont' get to see very often .
ReplyDeleteI can say I do feel good if someone puts a nice post on my wall. It does make anyone who receives a compliment feel good. I also like looking at pictures i and friends have posted because you do get to relive them even if they happened a long time ago.
Yes I feel that Facebook can lift your self-esteem. I don't really surf the web and I'm on Facebook maybe 15mins a week. Its really a natural reaction, to feel better, when we read something good about ourself or see a picture that we think is funny.
ReplyDeleteI feel that what the researchers found can be true, depending on the person. If a person never gets posts on their wall or maybe is not already self-confident about how they look, they may not get a satisfactory feeling from checking their facebook. I probably spend about two or three hours a week on facebook a week and agree with the article that it could be addicting. I don't really feel that they have an effect on my self-esteem. To me it's just facebook and I usually use it to see what my friends are up to or leave funny posts on our friend's walls. I do however, enjoy looking at photos and remembering the moments that went with them as well as getting posts on my wall.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Facebook can be positive and negative for one's self esteem. People can be nice on FB, and then some can be rude. I think they can both affect someone.
ReplyDeleteI must admit, it's nice when my friends back home post something funny on my Facebook. But I really don't think it affects my self esteem at all. The main reason why I use Facebook is to keep in contact with family and friends back home. I typically check it twice a day, and I'll go on more if I'm communicating with someone.
I think what the researchers said is sorta true. Nice comments might raise your self-esteem, but rude comments can drag it down as well. I generally use Facebook a few hours a week, to check up on my out of state friends and to see if anyone has posted anything interesting.
ReplyDeleteI thing that facebook is a great thing in some ways when it comes to finding friends and family and making new friends. But it can sometimes be trouble also. There is to much info on some peoples facebook sites, and one can read what you on facebook sites. I have only been on facebook for a year so i never use it that much. I only spend about a 1 a day if that and im only on it once or twice a week. I don't really use facebook that much but i do use yahoo or MSN.
ReplyDeleteI feel as though while not a complete confidence booster, using facebook can be a mostly positive experience. I feel as though the study didn't really go in depth when doing research, but who knows, maybe it was done for simplicity. Anyways, I usually check my facebook for like 10 mins max (and that is if a friend I haven't talked to for a long time was on at the time)so Maybe an hour a week? I enjoy seeing comments from people involving events we have been through together. I just like to see whats new in everyones life, and occasionally throw my status update in.
ReplyDeleteI used to spend about an hour or two a day on facebook throughout the day but I have since cut way back. I would say I probably spend about an hour every other day and most of it is playing bejeweled blitz.
ReplyDeleteI can see how they would come to that conclusion about it making people feel better about themselves. There have been times where I have gone on and seen someone who I haven't seen in ten years and it was a good moment. I have also seen pictures from an event that I had so much fun at and was able to reminisce in that time. I would say at those particular times I would have a boost in my mood, not necessarily my self esteem. But I can see too how it would help if the person or pictures painted you in a flattering light.
I spend about an hour a week on facebook. If even that much. What they found, I really don't believe to be true. Of course I feel worse then the guy next to me on his facebook while I have to stare at a blank screen. Not only that the article also made mention of the addictive personalities to facebook. So those who felt better because they got to check it and those who felt worse cause they didn't get to, are any of them by chance possible addicts to the site. Put a group of drug addicts in a room and let a group do their drugs and don't let the other, of course the group who didn't feels worse. If facebook actually benifits your self esteem then you need a life or better friends.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think the research is generally true. When your on facebook your persona all depends on you. A few hours a week. Helps me keep in touch with my friends old and new. Yes, makes me feel like they generally care and if I can make someboys day better by showing them a video or a picture I will.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like it could be true. Seeing people compliment you generally raises self-esteem. I usually use facebook or maybe twitter often. But for most people self-esteem comes from within you not what people think of you or judgde you. Thats an essential for life because it can make or break you. But those thing does boost my self-steem because im myself and for the society to accept it.
ReplyDeleteI think that the idea that Facebook helps some people's self-esteem is true. People can see that they have a lot of friends and that they would generally be missed if they died. I probably spend about 10 hours a week on Facebook. I don't think that spending time of Facebook really helps or hurts my self esteem. I love getting messages anywhere, so gettting one on Facebook is just like getting a letter to me. It's super exciting and I can't wait to see what they said. It makes me feel like I am important to someone.
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