Facebook’s emotional consequences: Why Facebook causes a decrease in mood and why people still use it

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Highlights：

• Facebook activity negatively correlates with mood.

• Facebook use but not Internet browsing dampens mood.

• A feeling of having wasted time accounts for the effect of Facebook activity on mood.

• People commit a forecasting error by expecting to feel better after Facebook use.

摘要

•Facebook activity negatively correlates with mood.•Facebook use but not Internet browsing dampens mood.•A feeling of having wasted time accounts for the effect of Facebook activity on mood.•People commit a forecasting error by expecting to feel better after Facebook use.

论文关键词：Facebook,Social psychology,Mood,Meaningful activity,Affective forecasting error

论文评审过程：Available online 29 March 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.03.003