Facebook use ‘makes people feel worse about themselves’

Using Facebook can reduce young adults' sense of well-being and satisfaction with life, a study has found.

Checking Facebook made people feel worse about both issues, and the more they browsed, the worse they felt, the University of Michigan research said.

The study, which tracked participants for two weeks, adds to a growing body of research saying Facebook can have negative psychological consequences.

Ah excellent another reason why the estimated billion or so people who are Facebook members should as one delete their accounts and put an end to this social networking nonsense.

It’s understandable how using Facebook can reduce your sense of well-being, because if you go on there all you’re doing is sitting there on your own reading inane drivel from people you’ve never met before, and all you’re probably thinking is why am I doing this.

I’m just guessing it works that way because as you can probably tell from the tone of this I don’t care for Facebook and don’t use it, and ironically I have a great sense of well-being and satisfaction with my life, coincidence? I think not.