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Facebook may lower your self-control (view pics)

Facebook and other social networks may promote your self-esteem but they can also lower your self-control both on and offline, US researchers say.The study demonstrates that users who are focused on close friends tend to



Second study evaluated why Facebook users with strong ties to friends were more likely to experience an increase in self-esteem.

The researchers concluded that browsing Facebook only increased participants' self-esteem when they were focused on the information they were presenting to others.

"We find that people experience greater self-esteem when they focus on the image they are presenting to strong ties in their social networks," said Keith Wilcox from the Columbia Business School.