Communication On The Internets Popularity - 1264 Words

From the beginning of the Internet’s growing popularity, it continues to provide a way of communication that allows for mass access and transfer of information. However, this convenience also comes with negatives such as the ability for abuse by users—harassment, stalking, illegal content—as well as other psychological problems such as addiction and poor self-esteem (Yang and Tung, 2004; Armstrong, Phillips, and Saling, 2000). Communication on the Internet is further expanded by websites such as Facebook—an online social networking site—along with numerous other social media platforms, changing the way we socially interact with others and creating similar issues as the ones internet use brought. Facebook’s popularity is constantly†¦show more content†¦This indicated that Facebook could potentially provide self-esteem boosts to those with poor self-esteem. However, the study was conducted by researchers in the field of communication t o primarily show the formation and sustenance of social relationships through the way of communication provided by Facebook, instead of directly investigating how Facebook can affect self-esteem. Further research examined the negative effects of Facebook on an individual’s self-esteem. Kalpidou, Costin, and Morris revealed in their study that time spent on Facebook was negatively related to self-esteem (2011). College students who reported spending a lot of time on Facebook was revealed to have lower self-esteem. This research study came from the field of psychology and directly investigated the relationship between Facebook and self-esteem in undergraduate students. However, only one variable—time spent on Facebook—was used to explore a possible relationship with self-esteem. Multiple uses of Facebook and patterns of Facebook usage can be used to examine possible effects on self-esteem: forming and sustaining social connections, participation and involvement in groups of shared interests or organizations, frequency and depth of self-disclosure. Self-disclosure, specifically, can