Tag: Facebook

Study suggests Facebook screening of job applicants may backfire

From the NC State University press release via EurekAlert!: Employers are increasingly using Facebook to screen job applicants and weed out candidates they think have undesirable traits. But a new… Read more »

Study suggests Facebook can help boost confidence in first-gen college students

From the University of Michigan press release via EurekAlert!: Facebook connections can help first-generation college applicants believe in their abilities to both apply to school and excel once they’ve enrolled,… Read more »

Study suggests excessive Facebook use can damage relationships

From the University of Missouri press release via HealthCanal: Facebook and other social networking web sites have revolutionized the way people create and maintain relationships. However, new research shows that… Read more »

Study examines positive and negative effects of Facebook self-presentation

From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: In a recent study by Routledge Journal’s Media Psychology, entitled “Feeling better but doing worse: Effects of Facebook self-presentation on implicit… Read more »

Study suggests professors’ Facebook content affects students’ perceptions, expectations

From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. press release via HealthCanal: More than 800 million people worldwide use the social networking site Facebook, and 93% of college students have an active… Read more »

Study examines link between number of romantic relationships and listed interests in Facebook

From the Western Illinois University press release via ScienceDaily: A Western Illinois University faculty member who published a study about Facebook and narcissism last year has authored another study about… Read more »

Study suggests alcohol use, anxiety may predict emotional connectedness to Facebook

From the University of Missouri-Columbia  press release via ScienceDaily: With nearly one billion users worldwide, Facebook has become a daily activity for hundreds of millions of people. Because so many… Read more »