SOCPSY 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Social Comparison Theory, Social Capital
6 Jan 2020
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Average 50 minutes a day using facebook and instagram. Test messaged a link to an online survey 5x a day for. How much they have used facebook since the last time they were text-messaged. Participants randomly assigned to spend 20 minutes on. Facebook, to browse the internet or to not use the internet at all. Participants instructed not to check facebook for a week (facebook deprivation) or to check facebook freely (control) Facebook deprivation group reported a greater swb at the end of the week. Active use: direct exchanges with others (e. g. , dm, posting status updates, photos) Passive use: observing direct exchanges without participating; lurking (e. g. , scrolling) Active and passive use differentially associated with swb. Passive facebook use for 10 minutes, compared to active use --> lower swb. People use facebook passively 50% more often then they use it actively. Social media --> meaningless/wasted time --> lower swb. Most research has focused on mechanisms of social capital and social comparison.
