Using Facebook
and all the other social networks can be bad for people with low self-esteem.
Canadian
researchers found people with low self-esteem deluge their Facebook friends with
negative details about their lives, which makes them less likeable.
Many people with low
self-esteem are uncomfortable sharing their thoughts and feelings face-to-face,
but Facebook enables them to do this remotely.
There was an idea that Facebook could be a
really fantastic place for people to strengthen their relationships. However,
while people with low self-esteem may feel safer making personal disclosures on
Facebook, doing so may actually cause them social harm.
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