Poles shifting away from social networking websites: expert
PR dla Zagranicy
Alicja Baczyńska
19.11.2018 22:00
Sociologist Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer, from the Leon Koźmiński Academy in Warsaw, has said that Poles are gradually shifting away from social networking websites.
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In recent years, experts have warned against the so-called FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) phenomenon. The anxiety caused by being offline keeps 16 percent of Poles hooked to the web, Poland’s PAP news agency reported, citing a study run by the University of Warsaw.
Chmielewska-Szlajfer said: “Poles are very much aware, however, that they spend too much time on social networking websites.”
Thirty-six percent of people with FOMO admitted to being addicted to such sites, the research found.
Another study carried out by the University of Pennsylvania showed a link between using social networking websites and depression and loneliness.
Chmielewska-Szlajfer added that there was no single indicator that would tell people that they’re spending too much time on such sites.
“It’s more a matter of one’s psychological well-being – whether other people’s posts on Facebook have an impact on our self-perception or life satisfaction,” she said.
“If we find that our usage of social networking websites is out of control, it probably means we should cut down,” she added.
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Source: PAP
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