Threats to belonging on Facebook: lurking and ostracism

How Social Are Social Media? A Review of Online Social Behaviour and Connectedness

“…An Australian study by Tobin, Vanman, Verreynne, and Saeri (2015) reported similar results in relation to Facebook use. The researchers recruited 79 undergraduate students and asked them to enter a computer laboratory in groups of 3-7.…”

“…The benefits related to fostering social connections through social media use were evident in empirical findings that demonstrate increases in social capital Steinfield et al, 2008), attainment of a sense of community (Gruzd et al, 2011), and reduction of loneliness (Große Deters & Mehl, 2013;Lou et al, 2012). The negative outcomes became apparent when looking at how high levels of social media use reduces bonding social capital (Bohn et al, 2014) and increases loneliness (Stepanikova et al, 2010;Teppers et al, 2014), and how online social exclusion can cause feelings of cyberostracism (Williams et al, 2000;Tobin et al, 2015). The findings discussed herein imply that while social media users may experience enhanced feelings of social connectedness, some may be exposing themselves to potential negative outcomes.…”

The reciprocal and indirect relationships between passive Facebook use, comparison on Facebook, and adolescents' body dissatisfaction

“…Research indicates that on any given day, almost six in ten American teens use social media, spending an average of approximately 2 h doing so (Rideout, 2015), with Facebook being the most popular social networking site (SNS) among American (Lenhart, 2015) and Belgian (Van Waeg et al, 2016) adolescents. of others' profiles without direct exchanges between the users" (Frison & Eggermont, 2015, p. 4), than in active Facebook use (Pempek, Yermolayeva, & Calvert, 2009;Tobin, Vanman, Verreynne, & Saeri, 2014;Verduyn et al, 2015).…”

The Physical and Behavioural Consequences of Facebook Use among University Students

“…This study also found significant associations between Facebook surfing hours and unhealthy behavioural actions like holding urine and defecation. This finding add to the existing literature that have indicated various behavioural problems such as depression, sleep disorders, excessive fatigue, inattention and emotional wellbeing to be associated with excessive use of social networks including Facebook (Kirshner & Karspinsk, 2010;Denti, et al, 2012;Tobin et al, 2014;Kim et al, 2006;Rosen et al, 2013;Kalpiduo et al, 2011). What this implies is that in addition to the above mentioned behavioural problems, unhealthy behaviours such as holding of both urine and faeces as shown in this study are associated with Facebook use.…”

“…Facebook addiction is the new term invented by researchers, as its addictive nature affects various health related behaviours (Kuss & Griffiths, 2011). In fact, excessive Facebook use has been shown to be associated with poor academic performance, in the form of lower GPAs (Kirshner & Karspinsk, 2010), low self-esteem (Denti, et al, 2012;Tobin, Vanman, Verreynne, & Saeri, 2014), sleep disorders and depression (Kim et al, 2006;Rosen et al, 2013) and emotional wellbeing (Kalpiduo, Costin & Morris, 2011). Recently, a study of medical students in Malaysia found that the number of hours spent on Facebook was associated with holding of urine and defecation while online (Al-Dubai et al, 2014).…”