{"id":58,"date":"2012-02-04T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communicationcoach.ca\/blog\/?p=58"},"modified":"2015-03-09T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T13:33:00","slug":"medical-daily-facebook-damages-relationships-for-people-with-low-self-esteem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communicationcoach.ca\/blog\/medical-daily-facebook-damages-relationships-for-people-with-low-self-esteem\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Daily: Facebook Damages Relationships for People With Low Self-Esteem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/news\/20120202\/9033\/facebook-social-network-virtual-self-esteem-judgement-stranger-positive-negative-status-upda.htm#.Ty1Uzh-Y6Ug.blogger\">Medical Daily: Facebook Damages Relationships for People With Low Self-Esteem<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Facebook Damages Relationships for People With Low Self-Esteem<\/h1>\n<div>By Christine Hsu<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Facebook may seem like the perfect virtual world for people with low self-esteem to maximize and improve their social relationships because it reduces the need for uncomfortable face-to-face sharing. Wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers from the University of Waterloo said that sharing is essential for improving friendships, but people with low self-esteem seem to behave \u201ccounter-productively\u201d by \u201cbombarding their friends with negative tidbits about their lives and making themselves less likeable,\u201d according to a statement released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had this idea that Facebook could be a really fantastic place for people to strengthen their relationships,&#8221; said co-author Amanda Forest in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Forest and Joanne Wood studied the effects of self-esteem on the kinds of emotions people express, as well as how people with low self esteem perceive Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers found that people with confidence issues are significantly more likely to think that Facebook provided a safe haven that reduces the risk of awkward social situations and as a place of greater opportunity to make social connections.<\/p>\n<p>(To continue reading please visit original article by clicking link above or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/news\/20120202\/9033\/facebook-social-network-virtual-self-esteem-judgement-stranger-positive-negative-status-upda.htm\">http:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/news\/20120202\/9033\/facebook-social-network-virtual-self-esteem-judgement-stranger-positive-negative-status-upda.htm<\/a> )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical Daily: Facebook Damages Relationships for People With Low Self-Esteem Facebook Damages Relationships for People With Low Self-Esteem By Christine Hsu Facebook may seem like the perfect virtual world for people with low self-esteem to maximize and improve their social relationships because it reduces the need for uncomfortable face-to-face sharing. Wrong. 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