jbaldy22 -“@Health the only thing your proof proves is that people shouldn’t “overdose on facebook” (kind of obvious if you ask me)”
Well -you missed the point -these type of sites are easily luring to anyone and it’s easy to become addicted. Your point is like there is nothing wrong with drinking alcohol and there is nothing wrong with being in a bar all day. There might not be anything wrong with drinking alcohol, if you’re not addicted to it, but do you think being in a bar all day might influence some to become alcoholics? The same is true for facebook.
“and that people with prior psychological conditions tend to have their conditions exacerbated by using facebook (and an obvious correlation – causation flaw right there).”
The only flaw is your comment. In your haste to defend yourself you didn’t read it well. -“development of narcissism in teens who often use Facebook”.
It also says it causes bad things -like Narcissism, even without other Mental Health issues.
“And the main problem with your study is that I could bring you 50 reputable studies that say the internet is horrible for our thinking and for society. Does that mean you should never use it?”
Go ahead and bring at least one. Most of those studies are about things that you are subjected to in the internet, like Social Networking sites and other bad sites. Leaving those things out -I wonder if you can even find one Professional Journal negating regular usage in the Net.
The following article exposes the relationship of symptoms and Facebook, which implies to me that Facebook is problematic in itself, even if it’s just a general Internet addiction. Of course if it’s what they are calling a Facebook addiction -it’s obvious Facebook is causing the problem, like any other type of addiction, eg. gambling. Unless you’re now going to claim gambling sites and other sites -that there are no inherent attraction to cause people to become addicted. To claim this would be false and would be based on your lack of knowledge of addiction disorders. Here it is:
“Relationship between Facebook use and problematic Internet use among college students.
Kittinger R, Correia CJ, Irons JG.
SourceDepartment of the Navy, Pensacola, Florida, USA.
Abstract
The popularity of Facebook and other online social-networking sites has led to research on the potential risks of use, including Internet addiction. Previous studies have reported that between 8 percent and 50 percent of college students report problems consistent with Internet addiction. The current study assessed a range of variables related to Facebook use, and sought to determine how the use of Facebook relates to problematic Internet use. Undergraduate participants (N=281, 72 percent women) completed a battery of self-report measures, including the Internet Addiction Test, via an online interface. The results of the current study suggest that a sizable minority of students experience problems related to Internet use and that the use of Facebook may contribute to the severity of symptoms associated with Internet addiction.”