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Newswise — Are people becoming lonelier even as they feel more connected online?
Hayeon Song, an assistant professor of communication at UWM, explored this topic in recent research.
Song’s study looked specifically at Facebook, which, with more than one billion users and growing, is a major force in people’s everyday life and social interactions.
The work of Song and her team, published this summer in “Computers in Human Behavior,” analyzed data from relevant existing studies to conclude that there is a relationship between Facebook use and loneliness. The researchers concluded that relationship exists because the feeling of loneliness brings its users to Facebook, rather than because Facebook makes people lonely.
The researchers chose to focus on Facebook because it is by far the most popular online social media site, with people using it to share personal information, meet people and develop friendships, according to the study. The use of Facebook – at home and at work – accounts for 54 percent of users’ time online globally and 62 percent of their time in the United States.
Hayeon Song, an assistant professor of communication at UWM, explored this topic in recent research.
Song’s study looked specifically at Facebook, which, with more than one billion users and growing, is a major force in people’s everyday life and social interactions.
The work of Song and her team, published this summer in “Computers in Human Behavior,” analyzed data from relevant existing studies to conclude that there is a relationship between Facebook use and loneliness. The researchers concluded that relationship exists because the feeling of loneliness brings its users to Facebook, rather than because Facebook makes people lonely.
The researchers chose to focus on Facebook because it is by far the most popular online social media site, with people using it to share personal information, meet people and develop friendships, according to the study. The use of Facebook – at home and at work – accounts for 54 percent of users’ time online globally and 62 percent of their time in the United States.
Does Facebook Make You Lonely?
Hayeon Song, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, analyzed existing research on the impact of Facebook on loneliness. She concluded Facebook d
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